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Title: Physician: End The ‘War On Pubic Hair’
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CBS Seattle
URL Source: http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2012/08 ... he-war-on-pubic-hair/#comments
Published: Aug 15, 2012
Author: CBS Seattle
Post Date: 2012-08-26 19:33:19 by Esso
Keywords: None
Views: 189
Comments: 9
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (CBS Seattle) — One doctor is calling for the end to the “war on pubic hair.” Family physician Emily Gibson made headlines recently for her public assertion that modern women should shy away from the practice of bikini waxing – which she referred to as the “war on pubic hair” – as the practice increases risk of various infections. “The amount of time, energy, money and emotion both genders spend on abolishing hair from their genitals is astronomical,” said Gibson in an article on KevinMD.com. “The genital hair removal industry, including medical professionals who advertise their specialty services to those seeking the ‘clean and bare’ look, is exponentially growing.” Hair removal in the United States cost Americans a whopping $2.1 billion, according to news website The Independent. And not long ago, photographs of young female celebrities leaving little to the imagination were seen on a near-daily basis, the exposed nature of the pictures showing just how prevalent the trend of pubic hair removal has become. Gibson, who also reportedly serves as the medical director of the health center at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash., additionally noted the negative health implications of the practice while explaining the biological purpose of pubic hair. “Pubic hair does have a purpose, providing cushion against friction that can cause skin abrasion and injury … [its] removal naturally irritates and inflames the hair follicles left behind, leaving microscopic open wounds,” she noted. The risk also extends to sexually transmitted diseases. Said Gibson, “Some clinicians are finding that freshly shaved pubic areas and genitals are also more vulnerable to herpes infections due to the microscopic wounds being exposed to virus carried by mouth or genitals. It follows that there may be vulnerability to spread of other [sexually transmitted infections] as well.” Poster Comment: I couldn't resist.
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#1. To: 4um, All (#0)
This thread is worthless without pics. [hint hint]
Well I guess there serves a purpose for a bearded clam afterall.
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
#2. To: All (#1)
Here we go...
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
#3. To: Esso (#0)
#4. To: Esso (#1)
-Alex Kurtagic
#5. To: X-15 (#4)
Perfect. Nice to see the beav getting all lathered up.
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them ~ Thomas Jefferson
#6. To: Lod (#5)
Yer Al Qa'eda types are all over this. Whereas men are not allowed to touch a hair of their beards, they shave everywhere else. Babes too. It's in a holy book somewhere or other.
#7. To: Esso (#0)
One more war I want to be not a part of.
"Satan / Cheney in "08" 
#8. To: X-15 (#4)
The most obscene every said on TV was when June told Ward, "You were a little hard on the Beaver last night."
I sense a disturbance in the farce. Much gnashing will ensue.
#9. To: Esso (#0)
Never did get this sh*t, I want to bang a woman not a child, jeeez. ‘clean and bare’
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