STOP! DONT TOUCH THE PUBES. Find out Why?

Shaving all my pubic hair has been one of my routine in maintaining my personal hygiene. I believe a cleanly shaved genital makes me feel clean and healthy until my younger sister made me see otherwise. She claimed pubes are very important as it plays some vital roles. This spurred my interest and hence I decided to read up about it and share the little I discovered with my great Steemians.

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WHAT IS PUBIC HAIR

According to Wikipedia,

pubic hair is terminal body hair that is found in the general area of adolescents and adult human. The hair is located on and around the sex organs and sometimes at the top of the inside of the things. In the pubic region around the pubic bone, it is known as pubic patch. Pubic hair is found on the scrotum in the male and on the vulva in the female.

Pubic hair develops during puberty. Puberty occurs within the ages of 9-14 for girls and 12-14 or 15 in some cases for boys. At birth, a baby has what we call vellus hair present in the genitals but as they develop, the pubic hair becomes heavier, becomes coarser and grows longer. This brings about some discomfort and hence the need for it to be shaved. Pubic hair although can thin out with age. Some people have been recorded to go bald in their genital region at old age.
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Some people consider pubic hair as fashionable. Some cultures see the presence of pubic hair as a sign of fertility and to some pubic hair is erotic.
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REASONS FOR SHAVING PUBIC HAIR

1. A shaved pubic region makes one feel more natural.
2. It comes with a feeling of neatness and of course it is more appealing.
3. It feels smooth when you are in your underwear not some sticky hairs poking through.
4. Sex can happen anytime without being worried of what your partner will think because you are clean down there.
5. A sudden visit to the gynecologist can occur.

Many women actually worry about what their pubic hair looks like before visiting their gynecologist but in all sincerity, the gynecologist doesn't really care because they see lots of pubic hair. Actually, all gynecologist care about is that you maintain a good hygiene there.

PUBIC HAIR TO SHAVE OR NOT

Research has shown that shaving the pubic hair completely could be disastrous and health threatening. Apart from the itching and discomfort one feels after taking down all the hairs, its importance cannot be overemphasized.

1. Pubic hair creates a barrier to prevent external pathogens that cause infections or diseases. It enhances the microflora as it absorbs sweat and movie harmful particles and dirt away from the vulva.

2. Pubic hair regulates the groin temperature just like the hair on the body. The groin tend to hold on to warmth more than the rest of the body.

3. Pubic hair helps in retaining personal odour created by pheromones that transmit sexual signals to stimulate a particular libido so let your pheromones do a little work.

4. Pubic hair reduces friction which could cause redness and discomfort leading to irritation on the genital area during sex. If you have ever played around with grooming your pubic hair, you might notice feels more satisfactory when you have hair compared to when you shaved it all off.

5. Pubic hair maintains a good temperature for the female genitalia to function properly.

After my findings, I have decided not to shave the pubic hair but to rather trim it and keep it neat while it performs it's enormous functions.

how about you? Pubic hair, to shave or not?