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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / AIDS / March 2005latex allergic
is there a way you can easily test (at home) if you are latex allergic/sensitive! does anyone know or can it only be dan through a docter/physician! could you tell me what are the signs i have to look for! and if you have anaalsex! gr, Tommy This is a good article on understanding basic latex allergies. It does not cover the other toxins in latex or condom lubricants but is otherwise very useful. http://www.nursingceu.com/NCEU/courses/latex/index.htm Testing Many other allergens cause the same symptoms as latex allergy. Therefore, the diagnosis of latex allergy is challenging. Identifying sensitivity to latex is determined from a review of past medical history, a physical exam and blood tests. Three FDA-approved blood tests for latex-specific IgE antibodies are now used. Test results define the presence of sensitivity. Once sensitivity is present, IgE antibody counts cannot be used to predict the severeity of a reaction. >This is a good article on understanding basic latex allergies. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Many other allergens cause the same symptoms as latex allergy. Indeed. And it is an interesting article. Never once mentions the word "condom." However, a more pertinent site is here: http://www.allergyfoundation.ca/latex_allergy_guidelines.htm This delineates the risk for those with extreme sensitivity to latex. That sensitivity may arise with those with the greatest exposure. They note: Who suffers from latex allergy? In the last 5 years latex allergy has become more common and its consequences better recognized. The major use and exposure to natural rubber latex is from gloves used in medical and dental practices. People most at risk of having or developing a latex allergy are those who have other allergies (such as hay fever) and regularly use natural rubber latex products. High risk persons who have been identified include people who used natural rubber latex gloves in their everyday occupation. This includes physicians, nurses, dentists, dental hygenists and dental assistants. Children with certain medical conditions (such as spina difida) that result in frequent exposure to natural rubber latex products are also commonly latex allergic. Such a condition IS serious and should be addressed. Most people using a latex condom will not have any trouble whatsoever. For those that do, plastic condoms are an alternative. George M. Carter You talk such nonsense. Anyone who suffers from Type I, II or IV latex allergies will react to latex no matter what shape it is formed into. The body sees no difference between latex in the shape of a glove and latex in the shape of a condom. The nursing site does not make much of condoms as nurses tend not to wear condoms at work. To claim a condom is different from a glove in any way EXCEPT for shape is utter nonsense. >You talk such nonsense. How kind! How charming! How instructive! >Anyone who suffers from Type I, II or IV latex allergies will react to >latex no matter what shape it is formed into. Possibly so. How common are such allergies? How are they likely to develop? >The body sees no difference between latex in the shape of a glove and >latex in the shape of a condom. Once an allergy is established. But how does the allergy develop? Among whom is it most likely to develop? >The nursing site does not make much of condoms as nurses tend not to wear >condoms at work. Or perhaps because use of condoms during sexual activity is less routine and persistent than use of latex gloves by nurses? >To claim a condom is different from a glove in any way EXCEPT for shape is >utter nonsense. A condom is different from a glove in that it is used to prevent pregnancy while a glove is not. It is used to prevent HIV infection and other STDs. So there's a couple of ways a condom is different from a glove. George M. Carter
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