Your vagina can have seasonal allergies — how hay fever can show up down below

Allergic vaginitis ain’t nothing to sneeze that.

If the sweltering heat wasn’t enough, New Yorkers can also look forward to a wave of pollen in July that’ll have you sneezing as you sweat.

And — as bizarre as it sounds — those seasonal allergies can even affect women… down there.

The same pesky particles that cause your eyes to itch and throat to tickle can trigger inflammation in your vagina — a little-known condition called allergic vaginitis — with all the usual itching and burning involved.

“The vagina has a mucosal surface similar to the nose or eyes — and can be affected by allergens circulating in the body, as well as by direct contact,” Dr. Tania Adib, a consultant gynecologist at the Lister Hospital in London, told the Daily Mail.

A 2022 systematic review found that — after direct contact allergens like semen — the most common culprits in “indirect” vulvovaginal allergy were house dust mites (54%) and pollen (44%).

Another study, conducted in 2007, found that women who had allergies or a family history of them had a higher risk of vaginal issues. In fact, many who hadrecurrent vulvovaginitis also had hay fever, eczema and asthma.

Finally, when women with both allergies and vaginal symptoms were treated with immunotherapy in another study, both their traditional allergy symptoms and the ones down below got better.

“If you are prone to allergies generally, you could get vaginal symptoms. It’s not the first thing I’d consider, but if everything else has been ruled out, it’s something to think about,” Adib added.

But just because it’s real doesn’t mean your PCP will take you seriously, unfortunately.

“Seasonal allergens may trigger vulvovaginal symptoms in sensitive women. A clue is if you suffer from recurrent irritation that coincides with peak pollen periods and other conditions, such as thrush, have been ruled out.”

Dr. Keira Barr, a board-certified dermatologist working with Plum Vagiceuticals, recently told The Post that vaginal issues in general are often “dismissed, misdiagnosed, or internalized as something women should just put up with.”

That kind of neglect can leave women feeling ashamed, uncomfortable and disconnected from their bodies — which, Barr said, only makes the skin more sensitive to stress.

“The nervous system becomes hyper-alert, the skin barrier weakens, and the cycle continues,” she explained.

So, if you suspect your lady parts have a case of the sniffles, talk to your doctor about allergic vaginitis.

Experts also recommend getting testing for allergies and giving standard antihistamines a go — although an allergist may suggest immunotherapy for long-term relief of both respiratory and vaginal symptoms.

You can even get a vaginal microbiome test.

Use a diary to track the itchy days and compare them to pollen forecasts, and avoid potential triggers like perfumes and synthetic panties.

Remember: your hoo-ha also needs a chance to breathe.