People can react differently to orgasm. There are those who laugh out loud, those who cry, or even those who faint. There are also people who sneeze uncontrollably. Others even get sick with something like the flu for a few days. The latter is what some people call an orgasm allergy, although this is not the correct term. And that’s exactly what happened to 27 year old Americanwhose case has just been described in Urology Case Reports.
In fact, the symptoms started when I was 18 yearsafter undergoing epididymitis. This is a painful inflammation of the ducts that connect the testicle to the vas deferens through which sperm circulates. Something must not have fully recovered, and since then, whenever he ejaculated, whether it was masturbation or after intercourse, the symptoms flu-likein addition to annoying swelling of the lymph nodes.
It is true that ejaculation is not the same as orgasm, although in men, the two tend to be phenomena that usually go hand in hand. That’s why what he suffers from is known as post-orgasmic illness syndrome. Only about 60 cases have been described in the scientific literature, and colloquially it is commonly referred to as an orgasm allergy. But what does it consist of?
it’s allergic to orgasm
post-orgasmic illness syndromeOrgasm allergy is a condition that occurs immediately after orgasm and can last from a few hours to several days. The symptoms are also very varied, since they do not consist only of an influenza-like picture, as in the case of the patient under study. Other patients experience anxiety, gastrointestinal problems, irritability, depression, and even communication difficulties.
Usually occurs in men, although it is believed that there may be a disease female equivalent. However, since 2016, only one case has been suspected in the scientific literature.
What is this for?
Although this patient experienced allergic to orgasm after epididymitis in other patients, it is not so clear what provoked. There is a suspicion that this may be an autoimmune reaction, in which the patient’s own defense system reacts against proteins present in your own semen.
On the other hand, there is a hypothesis that this is due to hormonal imbalance. It is believed, for example, that this may be low progesterone, cortisol, or testosterone levels, or high prolactin levels. In addition, it may be associated with hypothyroidism.
Finally, there is a suspicion that this is related to some chemical imbalance in the brain. Be that as it may, there is no clear cause, which complicates the treatment.
However, alternatives have been tried, such as gradually injecting patients with small, increasing doses of their own semen. In addition, if a suspicious hormonal imbalance is found, you can try compensate with drugs.
But none of these options were used by the doctors who treated the young man in the study. In his case, since his symptoms were purely allergic, he was given antihistamine free sale, which managed to reduce symptoms by 90%. Having thus recovered, he was able to return to the sexual life, which he had been refusing all this time due to fear. It might not have worked for another patient with this orgasm allergy treatment, but for him it worked. One thing is clear: each case must be considered separately. And that it is important to make the state known; because precisely because of how rare it is, there is a suspicion that it can be very underdiagnosed.
Source: Hiper Textual
