A semen allergy is when a person has an allergic reaction to semen. It’s not an allergy to sperm itself, but rather to proteins that are contained in semen. It is also known as human seminal plasma protein hypersensitivity (SPH).
It’s still not clear how many people actually have a semen allergy. This is partly because it’s a rare condition, and some people who have it might be embarrassed of their condition.
Because it’s such a rare condition, it’s not uncommon for it to be misdiagnosed. More often than not, the symptoms can be mistaken for vaginitis, which is an inflammation of the vagina, or sometimes a sexually transmitted disease or STD.
It’s also mostly women who have an allergy to semen. Though, new research has found that some men can also be allergic to their own semen.
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