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how much pubic hair is normal for a woman

by Walter Collins DVM Published 3 years ago Updated 3 years ago

Felice Gersh, MD, there is a “basic normal amount” of female pubic hair. She explains, "Typically it should cover all of the labia majora to the inner surface of the thighs and up to the pubic bone-roughly shaped like a triangle."Dec 9, 2019

Is it normal for a woman to have a lot of pubic hair?

Yes, it is normal to have a lot of hair around your vagina. Hair on the vulva and around the scrotum is normal. Everyone has pubic hair around their genitals, and it starts growing during puberty. Pubic hair helps prevent dirt and bacteria from entering the vagina.

How much pubic hair should a woman shave off?

First things first: There's no one right way to deal with pubic hair. You can leave it how it grows, shave it into a shape, wax it off completely, trim it a little bit, or something else entirely—it's all fine. At the end of the day, how you decide to handle your body (including your pubic hair!) is entirely up to you.

Is a little bit of pubic hair OK?

It's perfectly hygienic to have hair down there. Contrary to the belief that drives many women to groom, "it is not unhygienic to have pubic hair," Mamik says.

What happens if you don't shave your pubic area?

Infections. As mentioned above, pubic hair serves a protective function by trapping pathogens that could otherwise enter your body. Removing pubic hair may therefore make a person more susceptible to common infections, such as UTIs, vaginitis, and yeast infections.

How do you stop pubic hair from growing permanently?

Laser hair removal and electrolysis are services that act as best methods to remove pubic hair too, because of their suitability and efficiency. Laser Hair Removal: Laser hair removal is by far the most advanced and convenient of all dermatologic procedures to get rid of unwanted hair in pubic region.

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