Should I shave my pubic hair?

Female pubic hair, like hair in other parts of the body, is part of the human body. After women reach puberty, they will gradually grow pubic hair. Pubic hair is closely related to women's hygiene and health. So do women need to shave their pubic hair? What is the relationship between pubic hair and female reproductive health? Let's take a look below.

The existence of female pubic hair naturally has certain functions. For example, pubic hair can reduce skin friction. In addition, it can also play a role in ventilation. Because of the existence of pubic hair, the friction between the skin and clothes can be reduced, especially the strong contact during walking or exercising. In terms of maintaining ventilation, the existence of pubic hair can keep the male reproductive organs ventilated, thereby preventing excessive humidity.

So should men shave their pubic hair? This depends on personal circumstances. If it is to prevent pubic lice from being infected, you should pay attention to hygiene. When infected with pubic lice, it is recommended to shave the pubic hair to eliminate the space for the pubic lice to grow. At the same time, it should be noted that if the underwear is not chosen properly, it may cause unnecessary involvement of the pubic hair, which may cause inflammation of the hair follicles, and then cause lumps to grow.

Male pubic hair can reduce friction between the couple during sexual life, thus better preventing damage to the mons pubis. Of course, due to the existence of male pubic hair, it can cover the private parts, thus causing the private parts to be in a hot and humid environment all the time, thus easily becoming a breeding ground for fungi, trichomonas, pubic lice and a variety of pathogens, which is not good for the hygiene of the private parts.

Women in Western countries have the custom of shaving their pubic hair. Shaving pubic hair will make the private parts cleaner and cooler, thereby reducing the chance of genital infection, which is beneficial to health and is less likely to cause infections such as vulvar itching. However, Chinese women do not have the habit of shaving their pubic hair. They will only shave their pubic hair in some special circumstances, such as giving birth.

In fact, shaving pubic hair does have certain benefits. For example, it is easier to clean without pubic hair, can better prevent pubic lice, can prevent hair from scratching the vagina during sex, makes sex more convenient, and makes lovers feel fresher. At the same time, shaving pubic hair can also relieve pain and make the lower body more sensitive during sex. And for women, it can prevent blood clots from sticking or sticking to the back of the sanitary napkin and causing pain during menstruation.

There are also disadvantages to shaving pubic hair. For example, shaving pubic hair is very labor-intensive. It is a bit inconvenient to shave once a week. There is also a risk of injury and infection. If you are not careful, you may get folliculitis. The newly grown pubic hair residue after shaving is very prickly, especially for some people, the hair will become harder the more you shave. In addition, if the shaving technique is not good, the pubic hair will become more and more messy over time.

Should women shave their pubic hair? According to the above introduction, in addition to understanding some of the benefits of shaving pubic hair, it is recommended that women should shave their pubic hair, which has great benefits for physical and mental health, because shaving pubic hair can make the private parts fresher and cleaner, reduce the chance of reproductive system infection, especially it can reduce the occurrence of candidal vulvitis and vaginitis.