What is the function of women's pubic hair?

Women's private parts have always been shrouded in mystery and are a "holy place" that men have always wanted to explore, but they are also closely related to women's health.

Pubic hair development

Breast development can start as early as 8 years old, with an average of 10-11 years old. Most children begin to develop before the age of 13. Pubic hair develops and begins to appear before the breasts mature. The pubic hair forms an angle of no more than 30 degrees with the skin surface, covering downward and toward the midline, from the mons pubis and labia majora, downward in an inverted triangle with a horizontal upper edge.

The amount, distribution, and color of pubic hair vary greatly from person to person. The hair on the female private parts may also extend from the mons pubis downwards and form strips together with the pubic hair on the labia majora. When the breasts are fully developed and stand high on the chest; hair grows, the mons pubis becomes thick, the pelvis becomes wide and flat, the buttocks become enlarged, the muscles and fat are smoothly distributed, and the curvaceous female body shape is formed, and the female puberty is completed. Therefore, by the age of 18, a woman's secondary sexual characteristics have all matured, which means that when a girl reaches the age of 18, her organ functions have all matured and she has the ability to reproduce.

What is the function of pubic hair?

In the primitive times when humans did not yet wear pants, pubic hair played a protective function of protecting the private parts, preventing the invasion of foreign objects and germs and maintaining hygiene. During sexual intercourse, the main function of private hair is to reduce mutual friction during intimacy and prevent damage to the raised mons pubis. In fact, men’s pubic hair is enough to reduce mutual friction during intimacy and avoid damage to the mons pubis. In modern society, the thick pubic hair covers the vulva, making it always in a warm and humid environment, becoming a breeding ground for mold, trichomonas, pubic lice and various pathogens, which is very detrimental to the hygiene of the vulva.