i have a latex allergy that developed and then worsened over time.
it started out as just a bit of a rash i'd get on my hands when wearing gloves at work... and then i started getting yeast infections everytime i had sex. eventually it got to the point where contact with latex on my vagina made it swell shut (and after th endorphins were gone, it burned and hurt), so if my partner slipped out, it'd be tough to get it back in.
now it's to the point where if latex comes in contact with any mucous membranes, i have a reaction. after handling some thick latex gloves for a lab safety demo at work recently, i accidentally itched my eyes, and they swelled shut. the last time i used latex condoms, i got a raging yeast infection and a UTI. i've given up all hopes of using latex and buy EVERYTHING latex free now (including bandaids).
i know i've also been sensitive to nonoxyl-9, but i think that it paired with latex just exacerbated everything-- i'm already raw from the latex, and then rubbing a known-irritant into mucousy tissues is just asking for trouble, in my experience.
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it started out as just a bit of a rash i'd get on my hands when wearing gloves at work... and then i started getting yeast infections everytime i had sex. eventually it got to the point where contact with latex on my vagina made it swell shut (and after th endorphins were gone, it burned and hurt), so if my partner slipped out, it'd be tough to get it back in.
now it's to the point where if latex comes in contact with any mucous membranes, i have a reaction. after handling some thick latex gloves for a lab safety demo at work recently, i accidentally itched my eyes, and they swelled shut. the last time i used latex condoms, i got a raging yeast infection and a UTI. i've given up all hopes of using latex and buy EVERYTHING latex free now (including bandaids).
i know i've also been sensitive to nonoxyl-9, but i think that it paired with latex just exacerbated everything-- i'm already raw from the latex, and then rubbing a known-irritant into mucousy tissues is just asking for trouble, in my experience.
good luck though. it sure is miserable.