Pubic Grooming Tied To Higher STD Rates

You may want to keep some grass on the field. If you like things down below as smooth as a baby’s bottom, you may want to rethink things. A new study performed at the University of California reports that people who regularly groom their pubic hair are 75% more likely to develop a sexually transmitted infection or STD than non-groomers.

#1 Shaving Pubic Hair Can Be Dangerous

You may want to keep a little grass on the field. According to a new study, shaving and waxing pubic hair puts you at a higher risk for contracting sexually trasmitted infections and disease.

#2 Shaving Appears To Be More Hygenic

Shaving or waxing the hair down there may feel like the hygienic thing to do, and it seems to be the rage amongst teens and younger adults at the current time. But the study suggests that those who regularly remove their pubic hair are at an 80% higher risk of picking up a sex bug.

#3 Study Finds Those Who Groom Are More Promiscuous

The removal of the hair is not only bad for the area and sensitive skin surrounding the pubic area, but researchers said those waxing or trimming below were more sexually active, putting them at greater risk of STIs and STDs. This fact has not been proven but according to the papers recently shared by the CDC, and Planned Parenthood, girls who had a groomed pubic area were 96% more sexually active than those who did not groom.

#4 Shaving May Tear Your Pubic Area And Skin

Grooming the area on a regular basis may also cause small cuts and tears to the skin, making it easier to pick up an infection, according to the Journal Of Sexually Transmitted Infections. These tears can become a rash or even form ingrown hairs with a small open bump.

#9 Pubes Have A Purpose

All parts of your body have a purpose, and when altered, it can change the way your body reacts to different things. Some things shouldn't me messed with, and that includes pubic hair. Your pubes exist for a reason, and shaving them, even just a little, can put you at risk.

#7 Pubic Hair is Meant To Be There

As the name implies, pubic hair starts to grow when someone enters puberty, and they commonly grow on armpits and genitalia, though there are cases in which excessive hair growth also appears on the chest, arms and legs for some. This new study suggests that this hair is meant to be there. It catches things that may be harmful to your sensitive areas and also traps sweat and other foul discharges. The younger people exploring sex feel the hair is something dirty and disgusting, but it's meant to be there.

#5 Groomers Tend To Be Youthful And Sexually Active

Overall, groomers tended to be younger, more sexually active, and to have had more sexual partners than those who don't groom their pubic hair, the combined surveys found. Extreme groomers had a higher number of sexual partners than any other category of groomer. An extreme groomer is considered to be someone who grooms daily or at least 4 times a week.

#6 A Staggering Number Of Groomers have Contracted An STI

The study surveyed more than 7,500 people between ages 18 and 65, asking them about their pubic grooming habits. They classified people into four categories ranging from never grooming the pubes to extreme grooming. 90% of women admitted to grooming the pubic are at least once, and 75% of men have done it. Dr.Joel Obstrong from the University of California said that 98% of pubic groomers, in general, have admitted to having an STD or sexually transmitted infection. And it's not just shaving that can heighten the increase in STD exposure.

#8 Waxing Hair Off Is Just As Bad As Shaving It

Waxing, another form of removing pubic hair, is considered just as dangerous when it comes to being vulnerable to STIs and STDS. The study shows that the act of shaving or removing all hair may create "epidermal microtears" that might allow transmission of bacteria or viruses like HPV. It also seemed to increase the spread of herpes. But it'snot all bad news, grooming does eliminate the spread of pubic lice.

#10 Men Are Equally In Danger Of Getting An STD From Grooming Pubic Hair

Men are not safe either. The study found that 28% of the men who were extreme groomers of the pubic area have contracted an STI at least once since they began shaving or removing their hair. Men normally use a razor and scissors, and a razor can be filled with germs and cut and irritate the skin, leaving rashes and open sores that can become infected if in contact with a partner who has an STD or STI.