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Progesterone Allergy

Question:

2/28/2017
I am looking for a protocol for progesterone skin test and desensitization.

Answer:

I have found several articles in the literature which could help guide you in evaluating a patient with suspected progesterone hypersensitivity. The first two articles reference skin testing and progesterone and the latter two articles provide some guidance for desensitization to progesterone.

I hope this is helpful.

1) Allergy Asthma Immune Res 2011 April 3(2): 141-144
2) Clinical and Molecular Allergy 2004, 2: 10

3) Fertil Steril. 2011 Mar 1;95(3):1121.e9-13
4) Chronic idiopathic urticaria exacerbated with progesterone therapy treated with a novel desensitization protocol

I hope this has been helpful.

Andrew Murphy, MD FAAAAI