A 28-year-old woman named Georgina Jelly recently raised awareness after learning she has a “painful” condition that makes her allergic to her own menstrual cycle. Georgina, a lady from London, England was fitted for an IUD or intrauterine device in April. A few weeks later, she began experiencing rashes, burning eyes and headaches. In an exclusive conversation with SWNS, Georgina revealed “It was such a strange burning sensation in my eyes, they kept watering, and my cheeks were red too. I thought it was a reaction to my fabric conditioner or something. I saw my GP, who prescribed me steroid and it calmed down.”
However, she further told how her symptoms returned three weeks later and were much more severe, affecting her vision and causing severe headaches. Georgina returned to the doctor where she was asked to get an MRI done. She was told that her symptoms were signs of eczema. Talking about the same, Georgina said, “But I just knew that it wasn't.”
She further continued how she experienced the allergic reaction after three weeks at the same time as her periods. She spoke about how her partner helped her realise that she had this reaction every time she had her menstrual cycle. After researching on her own, Georgina suspected that she had a condition called progesterone hypersensitivity and quickly went for an official diagnosis.
As per National Library Of Medicine (NIH), "Progesterone Hypersensitivity is a rare hypersensitivity reaction to either endogenous or exogenous progesterone. It gets triggered ahead of a woman's menstrual cycle, where there is a natural rise in progesterone and starts to improve once the cycle is over. The symptoms of this disease include rashes, hives, swelling, redness and itching of the skin. The treatment for the disease includes managing symptoms by taking medications that can lower progesterone levels."
Georgina also discussed told SWNS, “It was awful, my eyes were so red, and it looked like I was wearing an eye mask, and it affected my vision. It was so painful, and I was so worried.” She further added, “I was told it's a rare condition, but maybe it's not and people just know that they have it. It was shocking to think I am allergic to my own periods.”
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