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Re: STRANGE problem
From: ams (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 18 Aug 2001 11:26:54 -0500 (CDT)
Does the same thing happen when you use a condom?
At Fri, 17 Aug 2001, Erin wrote:
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>This is the oddest thing I have ever heard of, and I was hoping someone
>would have some input. When I first started having sex with my
>boyfriend about three months ago, I began having horrible itching,
>burning, and slight discharge that looked for all the world like little
>bits of shredded Kleenex clinging to the labia. I was treated for a
>yeast infection, bacterial vaginosis, and at my insistence was tested
>for HIV, which was negative. By the time I was able to see a
>specialist, most of the symptoms had cleared. He found no infection at
>the time, and while he could not be sure, did not see evidence to
>indicate that there had ever been one. After I healed, I had sex again.
>Well....IT'S BACK. I have the itching and burning, but no discharge and
>there has never been any associated odor at all.
>This is where it gets odd. I was discussing this with my boyfriend (by
>the way, I have no reason to suspect an STD in all of this) and he
>mentioned that his skin breaks out in a rash whenever his semen touches
>his skin. It has been doing this ever since he started masturbating,
>which was well before any sexual experience he had. If he does not wash
>thoroughly after getting semen on himself he breaks out horribly.
>Needless to say, we suspect a correlation, but what on EARTH could cause
>semen to be this caustic? As I mentioned, we have no reason to believe
>that an STD could be at fault, but we are clueless as to what the
>problem COULD be. We plan to go to an allergist but would like some
>input as to suggestions.
>
>--
>Thanks,
>Erin King
>
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