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BELLINGHAM, Wash. (CBS Seattle) â One doctor is calling for the end to the âwar on pubic hair.â
Family physician Emily Gibson made headlines recently for her public assertion that modern women should shy away from the practice of bikini waxing â which she referred to as the âwar on pubic hairâ â as the practice increases risk of various infections.
âThe amount of time, energy, money and emotion both genders spend on abolishing hair from their genitals is astronomical,â said Gibson in an article on KevinMD.com. âThe genital hair removal industry, including medical professionals who advertise their specialty services to those seeking the âclean and bareâ look, is exponentially growing.â
Hair removal in the United States reportedly cost Americans a whopping $2.1 billion. And not long ago, photographs of young female celebrities leaving little to the imagination were seen on a near-daily basis, the exposed nature of the pictures showing just how prevalent the trend of pubic hair removal has become.
Gibson, who also serves as the medical director of the health center at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash., additionally noted the negative health implications of the practice while explaining the biological purpose of pubic hair.
âPubic hair does have a purpose, providing cushion against friction that can cause skin abrasion and injury ⦠[its] removal naturally irritates and inflames the hair follicles left behind, leaving microscopic open wounds,â she noted.
The risk also extends to sexually transmitted diseases.
Said Gibson, âSome clinicians are finding that freshly shaved pubic areas and genitals are also more vulnerable to herpes infections due to the microscopic wounds being exposed to virus carried by mouth or genitals. It follows that there may be vulnerability to spread of other [sexually transmitted infections] as well.â
I am sorry for not having been clear enough, "Do you think that "Yes" we should we should pursue being more modern and shave/wax/laser/or electrolisis ourselves to be free of our pubic hair" depending on our own tastes. Or "No" "we should jus let our bodies follow natures plan for our bodies and not interfere". Some of us have never had a problem with excessive body hair, some of us bear a massive undertaking jus trying to control to what extent our bodies are covered in unwanted hair. Myself I have been blessed with relatively hair free body, I used to think that I was a freak untill I became old enough to have a relative understanding of genetics, and why I am the way I am. I wish that I had been clearer to everyone, sorry but I am still kinda new at this.
luv ya all... Lia.
http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2012/08/15/physician-end-the-war-on-pubic-hair/
Family physician Emily Gibson made headlines recently for her public assertion that modern women should shy away from the practice of bikini waxing â which she referred to as the âwar on pubic hairâ â as the practice increases risk of various infections.
âThe amount of time, energy, money and emotion both genders spend on abolishing hair from their genitals is astronomical,â said Gibson in an article on KevinMD.com. âThe genital hair removal industry, including medical professionals who advertise their specialty services to those seeking the âclean and bareâ look, is exponentially growing.â
Hair removal in the United States reportedly cost Americans a whopping $2.1 billion. And not long ago, photographs of young female celebrities leaving little to the imagination were seen on a near-daily basis, the exposed nature of the pictures showing just how prevalent the trend of pubic hair removal has become.
Gibson, who also serves as the medical director of the health center at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash., additionally noted the negative health implications of the practice while explaining the biological purpose of pubic hair.
âPubic hair does have a purpose, providing cushion against friction that can cause skin abrasion and injury ⦠[its] removal naturally irritates and inflames the hair follicles left behind, leaving microscopic open wounds,â she noted.
The risk also extends to sexually transmitted diseases.
Said Gibson, âSome clinicians are finding that freshly shaved pubic areas and genitals are also more vulnerable to herpes infections due to the microscopic wounds being exposed to virus carried by mouth or genitals. It follows that there may be vulnerability to spread of other [sexually transmitted infections] as well.â
I am sorry for not having been clear enough, "Do you think that "Yes" we should we should pursue being more modern and shave/wax/laser/or electrolisis ourselves to be free of our pubic hair" depending on our own tastes. Or "No" "we should jus let our bodies follow natures plan for our bodies and not interfere". Some of us have never had a problem with excessive body hair, some of us bear a massive undertaking jus trying to control to what extent our bodies are covered in unwanted hair. Myself I have been blessed with relatively hair free body, I used to think that I was a freak untill I became old enough to have a relative understanding of genetics, and why I am the way I am. I wish that I had been clearer to everyone, sorry but I am still kinda new at this.
luv ya all... Lia.
http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2012/08/15/physician-end-the-war-on-pubic-hair/
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