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HEALTH - Now many people are choosing to remove the hair in intimate organ. New research proves, clean the pubic hair actually increase the risk of transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
In a new study published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections, researchers surveyed thousands of Americans about their sexual history, customs clearing pubic hair and whether they have an STI.
More than 7,500 people answered the survey. Pubic hair removal is very popular in the US. About 66 percent of men and 84 percent of women in the genital hair cleaning via methods waxing, shaving, laser.
They were cleaning the pubic hair tends young, sexually active and had more sexual partners. They tend to report having sexually transmitted infection, including herpes, HPV, syphilis, gonorrhea, or HIV chlamidia.
Even after the researchers adjusted for factors that influence the association, such as the age and number of sexual partners, removing pubic hair and the transmission of STIs is still strongly correlated.
The more often someone removes her pubic hair, that relationship even stronger. The man who removes pubic hair every day or week turned out to be 3.5 to 4 times more likely to have a history of STIs.
The result does not mean shaving and waxing will increase a person's risk of sexually transmitted diseases. This cross-sectional study is only an idea and can not find the cause and effect or find whichever occurs first, shave or infection.
"Moreover, those surveyed were not questioned IMS disease confirmed medically and self-reported history of disease is not always reliable," said lead researcher Dr. Charles Osterberg, an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Texas Dell Medical School.
But observational studies that described Osterberg as the largest to see patterns in the genital hair removal in the US raises many questions.
Maybe when sheared, micro tear occurs so that viruses and bacteria are better able to get into the skin. Shearing may also be a sign someone is likely to have sex at risk.
If that is true, Osterberg said, "If doctors find evidence of shearing on physical examination, the doctor may have to ask for safer sex practices or their sexual history."
Further research is needed to determine what role in the transmission of STIs shaving. "Modern society dictate our perceptions about genital normality and sense of feeling attractive, feminine or masculine has changed," Osterberg said.
