Contrary to well acclaimed hygienic practice, a medical expert has warned of the dangers in completely shaving the pubic hair. Dr Arikawe Adeolu, an Abuja-based medical expert, advised that it is safer to trim the hair rather than shaving it off completely. He said that complete shaving of the hair could cause infection.

Adeolu told our correspondent on Tuesday that shaving or waxing of the hair around the pubic could cause cracks and expose the skin to bacterial infection.

He added that the pubic hair served a major purpose of providing some level of cushioning for the individual, especially during sexual activity, preventing the skin from rubbing against another and causing abrasion.

He explained that if the skin around the pubic region was completely shaved and the individual’s skin came into contact with another person’s skin, friction would be increased due to the skin to skin contact.

He advised that individuals who were worried about the lack of hygiene due to untended pubic hair should consider trimming rather than complete shaving or waxing of the hair.

“When you completely shave the pubic hair, it re-grows in a slanted fashion with the tip sometimes growing into the pubic skin, which can crack open the skin.

“It is usually a small crack which cannot be seen with the naked eyes but due to this crack and loss of integrity of the skin at that level, there is increased risk of getting infection.

“Complete shaving can also cause boil to develop in that region. This is because when you shave, you cause some level of abrasion in the area which opens up the skin.
“These small openings cannot be seen with the eye but they are big enough for the micro organisms to get into the body.

“Also, because the pubic area is always moist, this serves as breeding ground for organisms like bacteria.”
Adeolu said that trimming the pubic hair would also help to reduce the risk of contacting Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI), which could also be contacted when fluid from an infected partner’s Instruments came into contact with the pubic area.

According to him, if the partner is already infected, the virus in the semen or body fluid can easily penetrate the skin of the other to infect the individual.

He said that this infection was mostly caused by a virus known as ‘Molluscum contagiosum’, adding that there had been significant increase in incidences of such infection in hospitals.

“It is a viral infection that is also categorised as an STI. It affects the skin and does not need treatment; usually after a couple of weeks or months, the symptoms go away by themselves.

“You also have an increased risk of contacting other STIs such as HIV, Hepatitis, genital warts by complete shaving of the pubic hair,’’ Adeolu said.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/must-stop-shaving-pubic-hair-expert-warns/

nice info. But will the right pple read this. Some pple will say its public instead of pubic

didn't even read.... coming back for it

2kris:
nice info. But will the right pple read this. Some pple will say its public instead of pubic

lalasticlala come see this

Osmondinho:


lalasticlala come see this

no o call oga sean.no call lala

Makes sense

I've always loved clean shave everywhere

feldido:
I've always loved clean shave everywhere

I know how you feel bro... but its time to have a rethink...

A friend told me he once met a lady with "lice" in her pubic region due to excessive hair..

To Dr. Arikawe Adeolu;

Ok

ok

shaving things all d way...!

I disagree joor that was how I was having sex the other day with bae and she hasn't shaved for a long time only for me to find a wound under my pen1s later! I strongly believe it was her busy hair that gave me that wound

storyline

Are we not suffereing enough in Nigeria already!!?? Now this doctor wants young men like me to choke on "hair" and spend extra money buying "toothpick" why! Why!?? Why!!??,,,,,,,,

Godwin3786:
didn't even read.... coming back for it

me too

What's this one saying?

Na wa o...... Nothing we no go hear for this world.

What if you refuse to shave at all at all?

How will someone now suck......for us who take great delights in mouth actions. ??

I think i will pass on this one

Another Lazy Nigerian Doctor dishing out his opinion without empirical research

musulumi:
How will someone now suck......for us who take great delights in mouth actions. ??

You need deliverance, with hot anointing oil

sidebayo:
e yee farun obo.. awon esiipaati lo so bee...

You're too raw for my liking. I was planning to introduce you to my sis but not again.

sounds like a madeup bullshiitt

ma balls are still gonna be clean shaved as far as im concern

Ladies are guilty of this

e yee farun obo.. awon esiipaati lo so bee...

Trimming far better than shaving

I just had a clean shave yesterday and I feel so good about it, I can't go around with such disgusting forest

I ain't shaving my xx bald again.
Its low-cut from now on.
Or maybe I go run dread.