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16yo girl. seeking opinions on whether pubic hair should be shaved for hygiene esp when doing sports in hot weather (30deg c) or during period?
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No need to shave: There is absolutely nothing wrong with pubic hair. It's just hair. Perfectly good hygiene can be achieved by properly rinsing in all the skin folds that girls and women have, hair or no hair. For some unknown reason, so many cultures across the globe have issues with pubic hair. It's just hair. Shaving it is fine too (but takes continuing work, and it can be itchy as it grows back out).
Answered 5/1/2015
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