Localized seminal plasma protein hypersensitivity
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Aly Cohen1, Mary Lee Wong, David Resnick
1Albert Einstein University Hospital, Bronx, New York, USA.
Allergy and Asthma Proceedings
|October 30, 2004
Abstract:
Human seminal plasma protein hypersensitivity is a rare disorder. Since the first case report in 1958, allergic reactions to semen have gone relatively unnoticed or improperly diagnosed. Dozens of medical case reports and research prove that allergy to seminal fluid is a legitimate health concern.
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