Gallery: Rethink That Wax Appointment! A Lack Of Pubic Hair Leads To STDs

We know the title sounds cray-cray, but hey, don’t shoot the messenger! We didn’t make this up. Earlier this month, Huffington Post ran an article about the fact that folks without pubic hair are significantly more at risk for contracting an STD. To be more specific:

“The new study, which surveyed 7,580 nationally representative adults across the U.S., finds that people who practice ‘extreme grooming’ ― removing all of their pubic hair more than 11 times per year ― or ‘high frequency’ grooming ― trimming pubic hair daily or weekly ― have a 3.5- to four-fold heightened risk for contracting herpes, HPV and syphilis compared to those who had never groomed their pubes."

From here the article went on and got even more interesting, stating:

"But if you tend to grow out your pubic hair a few months out of the year, that doesn’t mean you’re at a lower risk for STIs. The research also found that people who practiced ‘non-extreme’ or ‘low-frequency’ grooming — basically, any level of grooming between zero and 11 ― had double the risk of lice infestation compared to those who never groomed.”

We must admit that we never really thought about it until now, but if you happen to cut yourself shaving or the waxing leaves abrasions on the skin, we could see how getting infected could happen. And yeah, if you’re not “landscaping” at all, lice is not a shocker either. Shoot, when you really think about it, the hair that’s anywhere on our body is for the purpose of protection so, there ya go.

We’re not saying not to go bare (if that’s your thing). We’re just saying to keep this all of this in the back of your mind when you do. And, if there are some “battle wounds” after manicuring your special spot, let them heal first. And, don’t forget some to do some other things to significantly lower your risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease while you’re at it: