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A member asked:
Is it really not safe to shave the pubic hair off the vagina if so then why do so many women do it?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Not true: There are no health risk with shaving that area however care must be taken near the mucosa not to cut or knick the area, it would bleed more that skin and has the risk of infection
Answered 12/17/2014
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