The Playboy Advisor

August, 1996

My girlfriend claims that an old boyfriend once gave her poison ivy while they were having sex, before he had any symptoms. Can this really happen?— D.B., Dallas, TexasWhy not? Many men who get poison ivy inadvertently spread it to their genitals when they urinate, and from there it can spread just about anywhere. One physician who misdiagnosed a patient's burning, swelling lips as herpes or an allergic reaction later discovered that she'd gotten poison ivy when she gave her boyfriend a blow job...