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posted by mrpg on Saturday March 16 2019, @10:10AM   Printer-friendly
from the don't-swallow dept.

Live Science is reporting A Woman Had a Dangerous Allergic Reaction After Sex:

A woman in Spain developed a serious allergic reaction after a sexual encounter, which may have been triggered by her partner's semen, according to a new report of the woman's case.

The 31-year-old woman broke out in hives and experienced vomiting and difficulty breathing after engaging in oral sex with her 32-year-old male partner, the report said. The woman was diagnosed with anaphylaxis — a severe, whole-body allergic reaction that can be life-threatening.

The woman wasn't taking any medications and hadn't eaten any unusual foods that might have triggered the reaction. But her partner was taking a course of the antibiotic amoxicillin for an ear infection. Amoxicillin is related to penicillin, and the woman told doctors that she had a penicillin allergy.

The case report authors say it's likely that the woman's allergic reaction was triggered by amoxicillin that had concentrated in her partner's semen, which she was exposed to during oral sex.

BMJ Case Reports has a paywalled writeup on the incident. (Anaphylaxis probably induced by transfer of amoxicillin via oral sex)

Also at Newsweek and Motherboard.


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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 16 2019, @02:48PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 16 2019, @02:48PM (#815463)

    Lots of people are allergic to antibiotics, right? This says it may be less than commonly thought:
        https://acaai.org/allergies/types/drug-allergies [acaai.org]

    Nearly everyone knows someone who says they are allergic to penicillin. Up to 10% of people report being allergic to this widely used class of antibiotic, making it the most commonly reported drug allergy. That said, studies have shown that more than 90% of those who think they are allergic to penicillin, actually are not. In other words, 9 out of 10 people who think they have penicillin allergy are avoiding it for no reason. Even in people with documented allergy to penicillin, only about 20% are still allergic ten years after their initial allergic reaction.

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