Allergic To Dogs? Here’s Some Good News
You've been told since you were young that you are allergic to dogs and sneezing when in contact with some has proven that to be true, but wait...you might not have to avoid all of them. Even the ones that aren't hypoallergenic.
Science now tells us there's close to a 1 in 3 chance you're only allergic to MALE dogs.
An allergist at one of Harvard's teaching hospitals in Boston says about 30% of people with dog allergies are really just allergic to one specific protein made in the prostate of male dogs.
The protein is called "Can f 5." And there's a test now to see if you're sensitive to it.
If you are, then there's a possibility you might not be allergic to female dogs, as well as some male dogs, especially if they were neutered at a young age.
When male dogs get snipped as puppies, their prostate gland doesn't fully develop. So they can't produce the protein you're allergic to.
(CNN)
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