The Incidence, Attitudes and Practices of the Removal of Pubic Hair as a Body Modification
The Incidence, Attitudes and Practices of the Removal of Pubic Hair as a Body Modification
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jpag.2011.06.015
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发表时间：
2012-02-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Dietrich, Jennifer E.
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作者：
Bercaw-Pratt, Jennifer L.;Santos, Xiomara M.;Dietrich, Jennifer E.
目的：评估发病率，态度和做法的去除阴毛作为一个身体modified.Design：一个自愿的，匿名的调查进行了青少年和年轻女性12-20岁的妇科诊所在休斯敦，得克萨斯州，结果：共有171名青少年参与者接受调查，其中70.4%的报告，定期剃毛或打蜡他们的阴毛。评估了更传统的身体改造方法，3.5%的人报告了纹身，57.1%的人报告了穿孔。性活跃的参与者更有可能定期去除阴毛。参与者感觉有“太多”毛发的身体区域包括生殖器区域，上唇和腹部。在所有受访者中，14.7%的人表示感到来自朋友或家人的“压力”，要求他们参与身体改造，如纹身，穿孔或去除阴毛。决定参加身体修改的主要是受朋友和家人。结论：根据这项研究，去除阴毛作为身体修改是常见的。本研究的结果表明，与非性活跃参与者相比，性活跃参与者中去除阴毛的情况更常见。因此，提供者还应该意识到，去除阴毛可能是性行为或即将发生性活动的警告信号。
Objective: To evaluate the incidence, attitudes, and practices of the removal of pubic hair as a body modification.Design: A voluntary, anonymous survey was conducted among adolescents and young women 12-20 years of age seen in gynecology clinics in Houston, Texas,Results: There were a total of 171 adolescent participants surveyed, of whom 70.4% of reported routinely shaving or waxing their pubic hair. More traditional body modification methods were evaluated, and 3.5% reported tattoos and 57.1% reported piercings. Sexually active participants were more likely to remove pubic hair routinely. The areas of the body where the participants felt there was "too much" hair included the genital area, upper lip, and abdomen. Of total respondents, 14.7% reported feeling "pressure" from friends or family to participate in body modification such as tattooing, piercing, or removal of pubic hair. The decision to participate in body modification was mostly influenced by friends and family.Conclusion: Based on this study, removal of pubic hair as a body modification is common. The results of this study demonstrated that removal of pubic hair was more common in sexually active participants compared to non-sexually active participants. Therefore, providers should additionally be aware that removal of pubic hair may be a warning sign of sexual behaviors or impending sexual activity.