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*nonymous011
writes:i would like to know the chances of getting pregnant if the male has had a std for more then 2 months. i dont know all the details because i am doing this for my friend. but i would also like to know how do you know if you are allergic to a condom?
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reader, anonymous011 +, writes (30 November 2009):
anonymous011 is verified as being by the original poster of the question thanks for all the answers they really helped!!!!!!!!!
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reader, old-spinstah  +, writes (30 November 2009):
I think kc100 has answered your question very well regarding the STD and pregnancy risks your friend faces. She needs to get tested for everything.
Latex allergy is what normally makes people allergic to condoms but sometimes it can be the spermicide or lubricant with the condom. Read the samll print on the packet to find out what the condom is made of. Localised allergic reactions cause reddening, swelling and itching of the skin. Serious systemic reactions will also cause breathlessness, wheezing, blue lips and swelling of the eys ips and tongue - a reaction like this will probably need a ride in an ambulance.
If your friend does have a mild latex allergy, the irritation will only occur during and after sex with a latex condom. It will not last more than a couple of days and probably won't occur at other times. If she hold a latex condom against herself whilst not having sex, she should get the same reaction. If she abstains from sex until the irritaion has subsided and then tries this experiment, she will know that the condoms are to blame. She should not try this is she has ever had a serios reaction like wheezing.
Durex Avanti are a latex free brand - all reputable condom manufacturers make a latex free one. She should also try non-lubricated ones incase the problem is the lubricant. Otherwise she should ask at a contraceptive or allergy clinic for advice.
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reader, k_c100 +, writes (30 November 2009):
 STD's in a male very rarely affect their fertility - it is generally only STD's in a female (like Chlamydia) will affect fertility, but even then you need to have had that STD for quite some time before it really affects you.
So I am guessing this is for a "friend" who has had sex with a guy who has had an STD for more than 2 months. If she had sex without protection (i.e. a condom and birth control) then there is a very good chance she is pregnant. There is also a very good chance she has the STD too. So what this "friend" needs to do is get an STD test ASAP (STD's not only affect fertility, HIV is ultimately a fatal disease, and there are plenty of others which have very nasty effects so your friend really must get treated ASAP in order for them to be able to catch it early and hopefully treat it).
As for the allergy to condoms - it is more common for men to be allergic to latex than women but it can still happen, so while I have never had an allergic reaction to a condom (as a female) I am going to presume that it would be like any other allergic reaction - swelling of the area, redness, itching, soreness....all the common things associated with allergic reactions.
However in this scenario I am guessing it is the same "friend" who has slept with the guy with an STD who thinks she may have be allergic to condoms? If that is the case, this allergic reaction she thinks she is having will be more likely to be an STD that she has contracted off him than an allergy.
But for future reference, you can get latex free condoms which should solve any problems associated with allergies.
It sounds to me like this "friend" of yours has an STD from this guy and there is a good chance she is pregnant too. Get her to go to the doctors for an STD test and then wait to see if she misses her period - if so then she needs to take a pregnancy test too.
I hope this helps!
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reader, DoubleM +, writes (30 November 2009):
 Having a sexually transmitted disease on the part of the male does not necessarily prevent the possibility of impregnating a female.
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