Did you know....

[Nihilus]

I learned in my health class that if you shave the hair around you private area you are creating micro tear in the skin there and that increases you chance to get a std.

[NeverTooLate]

really?

[Nihilus]

Yes.

[Narwhale343]

That's why I trim and sometimes I don't really care about shaving

[rivermaya]

you create micro tear wherever you shave but how much increase does it really have? It's most likely that you have only scratched the surface of your skin and doesn't really make that much of a difference.

[AllThatIsLeft]

wow... that's new. and i thank something i dont. O.o

[Oblivion]

Makes sense, never thought of it though.
Of course I assume it only increases your chances if you shave it recently before sex, before the tears can heal, right? Because all it's doing is opening up more places for STDs to enter the bloodstream.

[Odin]

OMG, that new i never heard of that. Ty 4 the fact.

:D

[Loislane]

I shave my 'area'. I'm sure it doesn't increase it by alot, or it would be on the news and stuff. I haven't heard of that once.

[nicetomeetyou]

i dont shave but ive got to trim lol

i suppose when you think about it the micro tear hypothesis is right and true

nicetomeetyou:cool:

[jammyd]

i did not no this, but i will always use a condom so it doesnt really matter

[Stevo 69]

Didn't know that, but surely it isn't a permanent thing, after the tear heals i assume you are safe again.