Woman, 31, with severe allergy to penicillin goes into anaphylactic shock after swallowing her partner's semen 'because was on antibiotics'
Woman, 31, goes into anaphylactic shock after swallowing her partner's SEMEN | Daily Mail Online
• The unidentified woman began to vomit and struggle to breathe after fellatio
• The woman, from Spain, went to hospital with a suspected anaphylactic shock
• She revealed she had an allergy to penicillin but denied having taken the drug
• Medics then discovered her 32-year-old partner had taken a form of penicillin
• Doctors suspected her reaction was caused by 'seminal transfer of amoxicillin'
• Anyone with known drug allergies have now been urged to 'be aware' of the risk
The case, believed to be the first of its kind ever recorded, was published in the British Medical Journal Case Reports.
Gómez Caballero N, Almenara S, Tévar Terol A, et al Anaphylaxis probably induced by transfer of amoxicillin via oral sex BMJ Case Reports CP 2019;12:e227398. https://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/3/e227398
We present a case of a possible amoxicillin-induced anaphylaxis in a sensitive woman triggered by an instance of oral sexual contact with a man who was taking amoxicillin-clavulanic acid treatment.
To our knowledge, this is the first case reported of a suspicion of amoxicillin-induced anaphylaxis in a woman after a sexual contact with a man who was taking the drug, we hypothesised an oral drug transfer through semen.
Studies about amoxicillin concentrations achieved in semen after a drug intake are scarce. There are few cases reported of hypersensitivity reactions induced by drugs transported in semen but we have found some concern in sensitive patients about the possibility of transference of allergens via sexual intercourse. As clinicians, we consider that it is important to be aware of the existence of this possibility both in the diagnosis and in the prevention of anaphylactic reactions.
Woman, 31, goes into anaphylactic shock after swallowing her partner's SEMEN | Daily Mail Online
• The unidentified woman began to vomit and struggle to breathe after fellatio
• The woman, from Spain, went to hospital with a suspected anaphylactic shock
• She revealed she had an allergy to penicillin but denied having taken the drug
• Medics then discovered her 32-year-old partner had taken a form of penicillin
• Doctors suspected her reaction was caused by 'seminal transfer of amoxicillin'
• Anyone with known drug allergies have now been urged to 'be aware' of the risk
The case, believed to be the first of its kind ever recorded, was published in the British Medical Journal Case Reports.
Gómez Caballero N, Almenara S, Tévar Terol A, et al Anaphylaxis probably induced by transfer of amoxicillin via oral sex BMJ Case Reports CP 2019;12:e227398. https://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/3/e227398
We present a case of a possible amoxicillin-induced anaphylaxis in a sensitive woman triggered by an instance of oral sexual contact with a man who was taking amoxicillin-clavulanic acid treatment.
To our knowledge, this is the first case reported of a suspicion of amoxicillin-induced anaphylaxis in a woman after a sexual contact with a man who was taking the drug, we hypothesised an oral drug transfer through semen.
Studies about amoxicillin concentrations achieved in semen after a drug intake are scarce. There are few cases reported of hypersensitivity reactions induced by drugs transported in semen but we have found some concern in sensitive patients about the possibility of transference of allergens via sexual intercourse. As clinicians, we consider that it is important to be aware of the existence of this possibility both in the diagnosis and in the prevention of anaphylactic reactions.
