Are Your Allergies Affecting Your Sex Life?

Filed in archive Hay Fever on December 30, 2009

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Isn't that romantic? Unfortunately, for people with allergic rhinitis, it's a dream. I know that, unless I take medications first, I would never be able to have my picture taken in a field ripe with pollen such as that. Well, maybe it's possible, but romantic-looking, it won't be.

Allergies aren't just embarrassing, but often all the discomfort and energy-sapping symptoms push romance (and sex) to the farthest recesses of your mind. A new study published recently in the journal Allergy and Asthma Proceeding found that "83% of allergic rhinitis sufferers polled said that their sexual activity was affected at least sometimes. About 17% said that allergies always or almost always had a negative impact on their sex life".

Are your allergies cramping your sex life? Click and read on!