Conditions
Human Seminal Plasma Hypersensitivity
If you’re a woman diagnosed with Human Seminal Plasma Hypersensitivity, you might find yourself screaming to the Gods: “Why couldn’t I just have a peanut allergy?!” This is because HSPH is an overly complicated way of saying that you’re allergic to sex – or, to be more precise, semen. Allergic reactions may begin to occur within five to thirty minutes after intercourse, and could include genital itching, burning, and swelling. However, there is some good news. Firstly, it’s a rare condition. In fact, there have only been 100 confirmed cases. And secondly, desensitisation therapy (including administering allergy shots containing small doses of the male partner’s semen) requires the afflicted woman and her partner to have sex at least two or three times a week. ‘Every cloud…’ and all that.
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Hi doctor, My problem is everything my boyfriend & I have sex and we both climax, i can't keep the "cum" inside me always have to go to the toilet straight after it or otherwise i wake up in the morning and it is all over my pj's. Is this a rare condition? And could this prevent me from getting pregnant? please wb as i am very worried. thanks
Hi, I have had what i thought to be recurrant thrush for 6 months... every since becomming sexually active with my boyfriend. we have both been checked out and have no STI's. Treatment for thrush is not working and i only seem to get the symptoms after my boyfriend cums inside me. i researched on the internet and it seems to point to an allergy to his sperm!! Is this possible and how do i find out what the real problem is? Its making our lives so difficult, im in constant pain and we cant have sex :(.
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Hi for many years now on and off I have had an itchy problem on the left side only on the outside of my vagina area, I have tried all the creams going and even to the point where my GP has also given me a steroid and anti-fungal cream but this didnt work either, it seems to calm down after a while then seems to start up again. When looking I cant see no redness, no swelling or dry skin look just fine like the right side? So I really dont know what it is. I havent changed any of my body wash products or use anything different, really confused with this one, but it is now getting to the point where it is driving me mad, so I was wondering if you can help please?
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i have had a very red, sore and incredibly itchy vagina for about 6 months now, i am 22 years old and have four chuildren, i am married and have only had my husband as my sexual partner for over four years now. my doctor said it was thrush and gave me thrush cream, it did nothing to help, i went back and she then gave me thrush tablets, they also did nothing, when i went the third time she said it must be eczema so gave me a steroid and anti-fungal cream. my vagina is so painful, always itchy to the point where i only go out if i really have to for fear that it will start itching unbearably when i am somewhere i can not scratch it!! it is very dry with dry bits of skin peeling off, it also weeps slightly, and i have cuts that i would describe like paper cuts because its so dry that when i move or even just walk the skin rips open. i am very unhappy and my doctor does not seem that concerned about it. is there anything else i can try? please help me as my life is on hold at the moment until i can sort this out!! (it is not inside my vagina, but everywhere else on it and infact it has started spreading down the insides of my legs.)
Your condition sounds more like a skin problem and not a vaginal problem. You need to see a dermatologist. Often times your GP or an OBGYN not familier with skin conditions will mistakenly diagnois you as having thrush. However, thrush creams can make your problem worse. Though it is more rare these days, there are sexually transmitted skin diseases that you can contract from a male partner who shows little to no symptoms. But being married I will just assume this is a "derm" problem. You may have a fungal problem, psoriasis, or lichen schlerosis. Definately go see a dermatologist. In the mean time try to make sure you didn't change anything prior to your symptoms like perfume, laundry detergent, soap, oils, feminine/sanitary pads etc. you can try some benadryl at night and many people find sitz baths do help. (hot to warm water with epsome salt) you can web search some home methods for sitz baths at sites like ehow. I hope you find relief
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I have recently developed a rash on the outside of my vagina it is red and sore not itchy, and causing no problem inside , its a bit like chaffing,but i've tried a few creams and nothing is working.
i am 18 years old i have the same sympoms as alot of people here, when i have sex i get really sore during and after, i went to the doctors about 4 time about it and they said it was thrush, i went to the gynocologist and she said there was nothing that she could see and said that it was all in the mind, what else can i do? i cant enjoy sex anymore, somtimes i cry becoz of the pain please help me it has ruined my life... will i ever go back to normal?
hi can anybody tell me is clumping in my sperm normal would like the low down on this thank you
I have all the symptoms of hsph. It's driving me and my boyfriend mad, we have been together 2 years and I have continued to get these symptoms. Sometimes I'm worried to have sex because of the pain and swelling. I get a reaction when semen touches me anywhere, giving me a bright red rash swelling and pain. I asked a doctor about it who then told another and they had not even heard of it! I don't know what to do its starting to really get me down. I am shocked to hear there have only been 100 confirmed cases !
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Hello doctor , Iam 38 years old and recently done semen test and they told me that i`ve got low sperm quality and volume can you please help me to treat my sperm for better ,as i have been trying for year to family , my wife done the utrasound and was normal. so can you please help me to treat it cause iam getting so depress and so my wife .thank you
Hi, last September my right labia began swelling. No Pain or itching occured but it looked very nasty. The doctor prescribed Antibiotics and the swelling settled down, however the right labia plus the surrounding tissue has been itchy and red since then and now it feels like a secondry infection has happened. Infact the itching is so severe that the skin has broken and then rehealed so many times that im wondering if im making the probelm worse by sctratching it. I have used Thrush creams...which have worked but have not erradicated the syptoms completely. This infection has not spread to other parts of my genitals and I am worried that it could affect my partner and I trying for a Baby...can you help?
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Since my last post and with no further joy in remedying my problem I took the decision to get myself tested at the GUM clinic. They tested for every STI there is. To my relief they all came back negative. I am adding to my post today as im hopeing i can help others in this situation. The doctor checked my genitals and advised it to be eczema. Having never had this before i was sceptical..however after 3 days using the hydrocortisone cream, my symptoms have all but cleared and there is no more itchy nights or pain after sex!!!!
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