2017
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1604472
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Abstract: Purpose To evaluate the preferences of women and men regarding female pubic hair depilation and identify possible reasons for these preferences. Methods This is a cross-sectional study of men and women over 18 years old who were invited by the official blog of our institution to respond anonymously to an online and self-administered questionnaire made by the researchers. The analyses were made using the Statistical Analysis System (SAS, SAS Inc., Cary, NC, US) software, version 9.3, and contingency tables were… Show more

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“…The study of Sangiorgi et al [18] showed that Brazilian women who are satisfied with the appearance of their own genitalia have a stronger preference for complete removal of pubic hair. Herbenick et al [19] indicated similar results in their study with 2451 women.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The study of Sangiorgi et al [18] showed that Brazilian women who are satisfied with the appearance of their own genitalia have a stronger preference for complete removal of pubic hair. Herbenick et al [19] indicated similar results in their study with 2451 women.…”
Section: !"#$%And=(andhmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Studies in the US, Australia and Brazil have found that pubic hair removal was associated with increased sexual activity or having a sexual partner. 1,5,6,20,21 Our study did not find an association of grooming with sexual activity and this is likely to be related to the study population who were seeking effective contraception and who were required to be sexually active at enrolment. 17 In our research, almost three of four women in both groomer and non-groomer groups did not always use condoms in the last three months, making it a possible contributing factor to STI risk.…”
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confidence: 57%
“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] The prevalence of grooming is higher in women compared to men, 9,12 and in younger age groups of both women and men. 3,4,6,9 Several studies report grooming prevalence as greater than 80% among women. [8][9][10] In one university in the United States (US), almost all (98.1%) of female students reported ever grooming.…”
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confidence: 99%
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