Check your subscription status, update your details and more. Allergic reactions after sex should be listed as an antibiotic risk, experts say A woman developed a severe allergic reaction to an antibiotic in her partner's semen after sex, prompting clinicians to call for this risk to be listed on the drug's patient information leaflet Antibiotics like amoxicillin can enter the glands that produce most of the fluid that makes up semen Clinicians are calling for patient information leaflets to be updated after a woman had a life-threatening allergic reaction to an antibiotic in her partner’s semen. They also want healthcare workers to be made aware of such risks during their medical training.
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