If you are allergic to condoms...can you tell right away? How can you tell?

Answer 1

If you feel itching, burning, or swelling after latex-condomed sex that you don't feel when having sex bareback or with polyurethane condoms, you may have an allergy to latex. Unfortunately, you can also develop an allergy to latex: especially if you work in, say, the medical or restaurant industries and you repeatedly inhale latex dust from rubber gloves.

If you suspect you may be allergic to latex, try one of the following things:
1. Buy unlubricated condoms and use your own lube (like Astroglide or KY... not an oil-based lube). Most lubricated condoms contain a spermicide called nonoxynol-9, which can be an irritant for a lot of people.
2. Try polyurethane condoms (Avanti or other brands). They are equally effective and are very helpful for people allergic to latex.

If neither of these things help, look elsewhere for the cause of your symptoms.

Answer 2

you may not be able to tell straight away but latex allergies can be very serious so you have to be careful. what are you symptoms? They can be different for different people. you may want to do some research at CDC.com....could be hard to dig through that site on that topic though but likely most reliable. I would talk to your doctor about it (OB/GYN) The more you are exposed to an allergen, the worse your reaction will be. There are alternatives to latex. You can also contact your local Planned Parenthood agency. Good luck with this.

Answer 3

If you get a yeast infection or you itch that could be a sign of allergies.

Answer 4

i have never heard of that but i guess ud get a rash or something dramatic can happen talk to your doc

Answer 5

that's just weird