Can pubic hair be shaved?

Many female friends feel that the pubic hair in their reproductive organs is ugly, which makes them very irritated, and even want to shave off the pubic hair completely, so that the reproductive organs will become smoother and more beautiful. However, this will have a certain impact on their physical health, because these pubic hair can block a lot of bacteria from invading their vagina, causing diseases.

Can pubic hair be trimmed?

Generally speaking, after the onset of puberty, pubic hair grows from the pubic follicles of adolescents due to the effects of estrogen and testosterone. The androgens in men are secreted by the testicles, and there is also a certain amount of estrogen in women, which is secreted by the adrenal cortex and ovarian interstitium. Whether male or female, the presence and density of pubic hair is related to the level of estrogen and androgen in the body, as well as the sensitivity of the pubic hair follicles to estrogen and androgen. For those who simply do not grow pubic hair but are normal in other aspects, it may be that the pubic hair follicles are insensitive to their own estrogen and androgen. This is not pathological and has nothing to do with anything. It neither affects your physical health nor your marriage or fertility. Therefore, there is no need to worry about it, and don't believe in those nonsense.

Disease issues

Of course, in a very small number of people, it may be caused by disease, such as hypothyroidism, and the pubic hair may be sparse. For example, inflammation, tumors or trauma may cause structural damage and functional impairment of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis, thus affecting the secretion of sex hormones. Or it may be due to congenital diseases or some unexplained diseases, such as idiopathic Addison's disease, which affect the secretion of sex hormones, manifesting as menstrual disorders, amenorrhea, sparse pubic hair, sexual dysfunction, etc.

For example, the influence of drugs. Long-term and large-scale use of glucocorticoids before puberty will feedback inhibit the function of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis, causing renal cortex dysfunction or even atrophy, and reduced or no secretion of estrogen and androgen, resulting in sparse or no pubic hair.

The role of pubic hair

It is generally believed that the function of pubic hair is to reduce the damage caused by friction to the pubic area during sexual intercourse between two sexes. In the process of natural selection, pubic hair may also indicate that the organism has reached physiological maturity and is physically ready for mating. Pubic hair and other body hair can also make sexual intercourse smoother and more comfortable. Pubic hair also has the function of protecting against the sun, because the surface of the genitals is very delicate skin. Without the shielding of the sun by pubic hair, the human genitals are easily damaged by the sun.

Pubic hair can also add interest during sexual intercourse.

other

In reality, the density of pubic hair varies greatly from person to person. For women with sparse or no pubic hair, if their other secondary sexual characteristics are normal (such as breast development, body shape, voice changes, etc.) and their menstruation comes on time, it means that there will be no problems with the development of their sexual organs and sexual function, and they can have a normal sex life and have normal reproductive ability.