2024-01-12 02:46:00
Women general
Women who frequently remove pubic hair have a higher risk of ‘OO infection’
Reporter Jeon Jong-bo | Intern reporter Kim Ye-kyung
Entered 2024/01/12 11:46
Pubic hair plays a role in protecting a woman’s urogenital tract. / Photo = Clipart Korea A study has shown that women who frequently remove their pubic hair have a higher risk of developing ‘urinary tract infections’.
A research team at Jagiellonian University Medical School in Poland analyzed the relationship between pubic hair removal habits and the development of urinary tract infections (UTIs) among 2,409 women aged 18 to 45 between 2022 and 2023. Participants were asked questions such as ▲Age at first urinary tract infection ▲Pregnancy or diabetes ▲Frequency of pubic hair trimming within 1 year ▲Amount of pubic hair removal ▲Development of urinary tract infection ▲ Whether sexual intercourse within 1 year %) and ‘non-extreme groomers (33%).’ In the study, extreme groomers were defined as ‘women who remove all their pubic hair weekly or daily’, and non-extreme groomers were defined as ‘other participants’.
As a result of the study, 74% of the 2,409 women who participated in the survey answered that they had removed their pubic hair within one year. Women who were ‘extreme groomers’ were three times more likely to develop urinary tract infections. In particular, women who were ‘extreme groomers’ who had frequent sexual intercourse (more than once a month) or who had their first urinary tract infection before the age of 15 had a higher risk of recurrence. The research team explained that the results of this study suggest that recurrent urinary tract infections can occur at least three times within a year and that pubic hair grooming is related to recurrent urinary tract infections in women of childbearing age.
The research team said, “Lactic acid bacteria live in women’s pubic hair, suppressing E. coli, the cause of urinary tract infections. Removing pubic hair causes ▲genital itching, ▲skin rash, ▲bleeding, and ▲buried hair (ingrown hair).” Buried hair is hair growing inside the skin, and is a phenomenon that occurs when hair removal is not properly managed. The research team continued, “Complications occur especially frequently in women who use a razor to shave their pubic hair.”
This study was published in November last year in ‘Scientific Reports’, a scientific journal published by ‘Nature Portfolio’.
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