Q&A: Can you tell if you are allergic to latex with gloves?

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by Public Citizen

Question by Negi S: Can you tell if you are allergic to latex with gloves?

I have very sensitive skin but have never had a strange reaction to latex gloves or other latex products that I can recall. Would condoms be different?

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Answer by secretsarebetter
nope, you’d be able to tell with gloves

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2 Responses to “Q&A: Can you tell if you are allergic to latex with gloves?”
  1. MascaraEyes says:

    there’s a 50/50 chance condoms can give you a reaction. you’ll get a red rash, maybe itchy it depends. it can also go a bit yuck and may blister. depends where it is. you could probably use a glove or go to the doctor

  2. Michael J says:

    Don’t think so; if you’ve worn latex gloves with no reaction, you’re almost 100% sure that condoms won’t be a problem. If they are, it’s possible to get condoms that are made from polyurethane instead of latex. (There are also “natural” condoms made of lambskin, but those are expensive, and the material is porous enough that it doesn’t protect against transmission of STD’s, but it will prevent pregnancy.)

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