- Allison Tennyson suffers from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and is allergic to semen
- She finds it painful to have sex and is also allergic to the materials in condoms.
- The 34-year-old from Minneapolis worries that she will have trouble conceiving one day.
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A woman has spoken candidly about what it’s like to have a semen allergy, revealing that not only does it cause her serious pain and discomfort, it also seriously affects her sex life.
Allison Tennyson, 34, finds it incredibly difficult to have sex with an allergy, meaning intimacy with her partner is very limited.
Now Allison, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, has shared that she worries she won’t be able to conceive one day.
‘Hurts [to have sex],’ She admitted. ‘My partner doesn’t want it. It’s not sexy to hurt your partner during sex!’
Allison Tennyson, 34, finds it incredibly difficult to have sex due to her semen allergy, meaning intimacy with her partner is severely limited.
Allison suffers from a condition called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which is a connective tissue disorder that affects the skin and organs.
Having a semen allergy is a rare condition where a reaction to proteins found in men’s sperm causes burning sensations which Allison first experienced over ten years ago.
Allison said using condoms is not an option for her because she is also allergic to the material they are made of.
‘We don’t have enough privacy because of allergies. I don’t want to get burned and he doesn’t want to make me cry, so it’s really hard!’ she stressed.
“It’s a struggle,” he continued. “It’s hard to be intimate because it’s not comfortable and I can’t even use condoms.”
Allison suffers from a condition called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which is a connective tissue disorder that affects the skin and organs.
He also suffers from a blood clotting disorder and was tested for 160 allergens, of which only a few were positive, including nickel and penicillin.
Having a semen allergy is a rare condition in which a reaction to proteins found in men’s sperm causes burning sensations, which Allison first experienced more than ten years ago.
Now she feels like her time is running out to get pregnant but she is terrified of being in contact with semen because of the sensation she experiences.
‘I don’t know how I can have a baby. I don’t even know how that would work, would my body just reject the semen completely? she stressed.
She said using condoms is not an option for her because she is allergic to the material they are made of.
Now she feels that her time to get pregnant is running out as she is terrified of being in contact with semen due to the burning effect she experiences.
“If having a baby wasn’t an option, it would be pretty heartbreaking,” Allison said.
‘I also have a blood clotting disorder, so pregnancy is really risky for me.
“My partner and I did our due diligence with my doctor to make sure I would survive the pregnancy and everything.”
In addition to her allergy to semen, Allison is also wary of the risks involved if she became pregnant.
‘We have considered it, but we don’t know yet. He always wanted one, but it would be nice not to have a baby; We keep going back and forth,” she admitted.
“If having a baby wasn’t an option, it would be pretty heartbreaking,” she reflected.
“At least if I had the option, it would make me feel better,” he continued. ‘“I’m 34 now, so I’m a little older, but I still have time.”