Semen allergy is indeed a thing, and while I don't want to freak you out, it can be an extremely serious thing.
Allergies are weird. I'm a beekeeper, and stings come with that territory. When I first started messing around with bees, every sting resulted in serious discomfort followed by major swelling that lasted days accompanied by infuriating itching. Ten years and quite a few stings on, I now just feel a burn when one of our madams lands one on me, and just a tiny bit of itching afterwards for a day or so.
On the other hand, there are beekeepers who reacted like I now do for years, and then they get stung again one day and end up in anaphylactic shock. As I say, allergies are weird.
I would suggest that this is something you really need to talk to your ob-gyn about.
Something you might also want to consider is that some beekeepers advise always keeping on hand some of the old-fashioned, drowsy-making antihistamine pills just in case a beekeeper suddenly starts to experience the symptoms of anaphylaxis. If they get stung and soon afterwards feel lightheaded, have problems breathing, are wheezing or have a fast heartbeat, a first aid measure is to put a couple of those pills under the tongue where the drug will be rapidly go into the bloodstream as they're on the way to the hospital.
Is it normal to burn from semen?
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Semen allergy is indeed a thing, and while I don't want to freak you out, it can be an extremely serious thing.
Allergies are weird. I'm a beekeeper, and stings come with that territory. When I first started messing around with bees, every sting resulted in serious discomfort followed by major swelling that lasted days accompanied by infuriating itching. Ten years and quite a few stings on, I now just feel a burn when one of our madams lands one on me, and just a tiny bit of itching afterwards for a day or so.
On the other hand, there are beekeepers who reacted like I now do for years, and then they get stung again one day and end up in anaphylactic shock. As I say, allergies are weird.
I would suggest that this is something you really need to talk to your ob-gyn about.
Something you might also want to consider is that some beekeepers advise always keeping on hand some of the old-fashioned, drowsy-making antihistamine pills just in case a beekeeper suddenly starts to experience the symptoms of anaphylaxis. If they get stung and soon afterwards feel lightheaded, have problems breathing, are wheezing or have a fast heartbeat, a first aid measure is to put a couple of those pills under the tongue where the drug will be rapidly go into the bloodstream as they're on the way to the hospital.
https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/semen-allergy
https://www.issm.info/sexual-health-qa/what-is-a-sperm-allergy/#:~:text=Sperm%20allergy%2C%20sometimes%20called%20semen,sensation%20in%20the%20vaginal%20area.
https://www.webmd.com/allergies/news/20061113/semen-allergies-helped-by-frequent-sex