The hairless ideal (click here) sought by so many people is in truth both
unattainable and probably not entirely healthful. Body hair will always
grow back (even laser hair removal will only subdue hair growth and
thickness by 50 percent or so with repeated treatments), and each time
you remove the hair you're causing some damage to your skin. Plus, hair
does serve important functions, including in the genital region, such
as:
- Protection: helping to prevent foreign particles like dust and pathogenic bacteria from entering your body
- Temperature control: hair captures the air surrounding your body to reduce the loss of heat
- Reducess friction, which prevents skin irritation, abrasion and injury
- Promotes touch reception
So there are some arguments for keeping your pubic hair, and it’s likely that a reduced risk of sexually transmitted infections is one of them. Of course, the best way to prevent the spread of STDs is to follow safe-sex practices, or wait to have sex until you’re in a committed relationship. Then, keep your immune system in tip-top shape, and it will be better able to fight off any viruses that do come its way. That said, if you’re in a committed relationship in which the threat of STDs has been removed, then there is probably little harm in shaving your pubic hair, if that is your preference. (And there is one potential benefit that we haven’t discussed: a much lower risk of pubic lice.)
- Protection: helping to prevent foreign particles like dust and pathogenic bacteria from entering your body
- Temperature control: hair captures the air surrounding your body to reduce the loss of heat
- Reducess friction, which prevents skin irritation, abrasion and injury
- Promotes touch reception
So there are some arguments for keeping your pubic hair, and it’s likely that a reduced risk of sexually transmitted infections is one of them. Of course, the best way to prevent the spread of STDs is to follow safe-sex practices, or wait to have sex until you’re in a committed relationship. Then, keep your immune system in tip-top shape, and it will be better able to fight off any viruses that do come its way. That said, if you’re in a committed relationship in which the threat of STDs has been removed, then there is probably little harm in shaving your pubic hair, if that is your preference. (And there is one potential benefit that we haven’t discussed: a much lower risk of pubic lice.)
