{"id":32405,"date":"2016-12-17T08:30:52","date_gmt":"2016-12-17T16:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/?p=32405"},"modified":"2016-12-13T20:54:58","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T04:54:58","slug":"going-bare-down-there-may-boost-the-risk-of-stds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/going-bare-down-there-may-boost-the-risk-of-stds\/","title":{"rendered":"Going Bare Down There May Boost the Risk Of STDs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1435975150441.cached.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29617 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1435975150441.cached.jpg\" alt=\"1435975150441.cached\" width=\"304\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a>A new <a href=\"https:\/\/sti.bmj.com\/content\/early\/2016\/10\/31\/sextrans-2016-052687\">study<\/a> in the journal\u00a0<i>Sexually Transmitted Infections<\/i>\u00a0found that regular pubic hair removal is linked with an increased risk for herpes, syphilis and HPV. According to the research, people who \u201cmow their lawns\u201d at least once in their lifetimes are nearly twice as likely to have an STD. And \u201cextreme groomers,\u201d or those who shave it all off more than 11 times a year, were more than four times as likely to have had an infection.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were surprised at how big the effect was,&#8221; says urologist and lead researcher of the study. &#8220;Right now, we have no way knowing if grooming causes the increase in risk for infections. All we can say is that they&#8217;re correlated.\u201d The study surveyed about 7,500 men and women between ages 18 and 65 about their grooming habits. About two-thirds of men had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=manscaping\">manscaped<\/a> and more than 80 percent of women shaved their pussies. Researchers aren&#8217;t sure what the connection is at this point, but they said it makes sense that shaving and waxing could make you more vulnerable to infections due to \u201cmicrotears and cuts\u201d that might be unhealed during sex, making it easier for viruses and bacteria to enter the skin. As one researcher says, &#8220;Pubic hair is there for a reason.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Want to take a romp through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\">NiteFlirt&#8217;s pleasure garden<\/a>? We&#8217;re all about keeping it \u201cnatural\u201d here!<\/p>\n<p>Check out more about how going bald down there may increase the risk of the STDs:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2016\/12\/06\/504540192\/going-bare-down-there-can-boost-the-risk-of-stds?utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=npr&amp;utm_term=nprnews&amp;utm_content=202806\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2016\/12\/06\/504540192\/going-bare-down-there-can-boost-the-risk-of-stds?utm_source%3Dfacebook.com%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_campaign%3Dnpr%26utm_term%3Dnprnews%26utm_content%3D202806&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1481233558397000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGUQrQthYXdAkevukaS-GXyBK6Arw\">https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/<wbr \/>health-shots\/2016\/12\/06\/<wbr \/>504540192\/going-bare-down-<wbr \/>there-can-boost-the-risk-of-<wbr \/>stds<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study in the journal\u00a0Sexually Transmitted Infections\u00a0found that regular pubic hair removal is linked with an increased risk for herpes, syphilis and HPV. According to the research, people who \u201cmow their lawns\u201d at least once in their lifetimes are nearly twice as likely to have an STD. 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