[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21832543

Women seeking a well-groomed bikini line are at greater risk of infections, say researchers.

Waxing and shaving causes micro trauma to the skin, leaving it vulnerable to pathogens like poxvirus, they told a British Medical Journal publication.

The team studied 30 new patients with a poxvirus called molluscum contagiosum who had been treated in a private clinic in France.

They say pubic hair removal is becoming increasingly popular among men too.

Twenty-four of the 30 patients they examined were men.

In all 30 cases, the lesions had appeared in the bikini line area that had been either shaved, waxed or trimmed.

Molluscum contagiousum is highly contagious and easily spread through skin-to-skin contact with someone who is infected or by touching contaminated objects such as a flannel or towel.

It usually clears up on its own and does not cause any symptoms other than raised red spots.

Squeezing the spots that develop is not recommended because it can cause pain and bleeding and it is likely to leave scarring. It also increases the risk of spreading the infection

The researchers say pubic hair removal could also be a risk factor for other 'minor' infections such as genital warts.

You have been warned .....

[Cherie]

Thanks Omah, best leave the garden grow then.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Thanks Omah, best leave the garden grow then.

Well, the occasional trim may prevent public embarrassment .....

[Cherie]

Good point,

[Kizzy]

No spiders legs sticking through your panties...

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

No spiders legs sticking through your panties...

[Marc]

[Kizzy]

Yeah marc no more shaving for you! just a bunch of ginger spiderlegs escaping from yer Y-fronts!
Deal with it!

[Vicky.]

I cant imagine waxing there. It nearly kills me getting my eyebrows done.

[Vanessa]

Shaving is easier than waxing. That's way too painful for me!

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

I cant imagine waxing there. It nearly kills me getting my eyebrows done.

I love the feeling of my eyebrows getting waxed

Saying that though the girl that done it the other day must have used more wax or something because one of them was left a bit painful.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Josy

I love the feeling of my eyebrows getting waxed

Saying that though the girl that done it the other day must have used more wax or something because one of them was left a bit painful.

Oh I hate it, especially the way it feels so lovely and warm going on, to lure you into a false state of security and then BAM ripping your eyes out

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Josy

I love the feeling of my eyebrows getting waxed

Saying that though the girl that done it the other day must have used more wax or something because one of them was left a bit painful.

Freak

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Oh I hate it, especially the way it feels so lovely and warm going on, to lure you into a false state of security and then BAM ripping your eyes out

agree with that, threading is the easiest of all now, and the cheapest, for eyebrows that is...

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

agree with that, threading is the easiest of all now, and the cheapest, for eyebrows that is...

I never tried that actually

[arista]

"Molluscum contagiousum is highly contagious and easily spread through skin-to-skin contact with someone who is infected or by touching contaminated objects such as a flannel or towel."


Yes avoid infections

[arista]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

I cant imagine waxing there. It nearly kills me getting my eyebrows done.

You would have if you had you birth Live on Ch4HD

But you said no.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I never tried that actually

it's no where near as brutal as waxing.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

You would have if you had you birth Live on Ch4HD

But you said no.