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, Debra Herbenick, PhD, MPH Corresponding Author: Debra Herbenick, PhD, MPH, Center for Sexual Health Promotion, Indiana University, HPER 116, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. Tel: (+1) 8123223777. debby@indiana.edu. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Vanessa Schick, PhD Center for Sexual Health Promotion, Indiana University , Bloomington, IN , USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Michael Reece, PhD, MPH Center for Sexual Health Promotion, Indiana University , Bloomington, IN , USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Stephanie Sanders, PhD The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction and the Department of Gender Studies, Indiana University , Bloomington, IN , USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic J. Dennis Fortenberry, MD, MS School of Medicine, Indiana University , Indianapolis, IN , USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic
The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Volume 7, Issue 10, October 2010, Pages 3322–3330, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01935.x
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Debra Herbenick, Vanessa Schick, Michael Reece, Stephanie Sanders, J. Dennis Fortenberry, Pubic Hair Removal among Women in the United States: Prevalence, Methods, and Characteristics, The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Volume 7, Issue 10, October 2010, Pages 3322–3330, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01935.x
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ABSTRACT
Introduction
Although women’s total removal of their pubic hair has been described as a “new norm,” little is known about the pubic hair removal patterns of sexually active women in the United States.
Aims
The purpose of this study was to assess pubic hair removal behavior among women in the United States and to examine the extent to which pubic hair removal methods are related to demographic, relational, and sexual characteristics, including female sexual function.
Methods
A total of 2,451 women ages 18 to 68 years completed a cross-sectional Internet-based survey.
Main Outcome Measures
Demographic items (e.g., age, education, sexual relationship status, sexual orientation), cunniling*s in the past 4 weeks, having looked closely at or examined their genitals in the past 4 weeks, extent and method of pubic hair removal over the past 4 weeks, the Female Genital Self-Image Scale (FGSIS) and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI).
Results
Women reported a diverse range of pubic hair-grooming practices. Women’s total removal of their pubic hair was associated with younger age, sexual orientation, sexual relationship status, having received cunniling*s in the past 4 weeks, and higher scores on the FGSIS and FSFI (with the exception of the org*sm subscale).
Conclusion
Findings suggest that pubic hair styles are diverse and that it is more common than not for women to have at least some pubic hair on their genitals. In addition, total pubic hair removal was associated with younger age, being partnered (rather than single or married), having looked closely at one’s own genitals in the previous month, cunniling*s in the past month, and more positive genital self-image and sexual function.
Pubic Hair, Female Sexual Function, Depilation, Genital Self-image, Female Genital Self-Image Scale
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