New Disease Proves Some Men Weren’t Meant To Have Sex

Wow. Things I just learned today, thanks to The Hairpin: some men are allergic to their own semen. That sounds like a death sentence nymphos.

Apparently, this disease has been an official thing since 2002 and is alled “post-orgasmic illness syndrome” or POIS. According to the LA Times:

“Symptoms include feverishness, runny nose, extreme fatigue and burning eyes, which can last for up to a week.”

And here you thought a few tears after sex were bad….

Even worse? The way that scientists gauge and treat this problem:

“Waldinger used what is known as hyposensitization therapy on two of the men, injecting them first with very dilute solutions of their own semen, then over a period of months with more concentrated forms. The team found that, after periods of one and three years, the men showed a significant reduction in their POIS symptoms. The researchers are now treating more patients, Waldinger said.”

Wow. How does that conversation with the doctor go?

“Oh sorry, dude. Hate to break the news to you, but you’re allergic to your own semen. Here, I think I can fix it, if you let me inject you with semen for the next few years. Cool? Cool.”