1. Your Pubes Will Eventually Go Gray
Dr. Sweta Singh, ob-gyn, told LittleThings that, just like the hair on the rest of your body, your pubic hair will eventually turn gray.
What this means is that gray pubes are nothing to worry about — if they bother you, you can dye your pubic hair with a safe pubic hair dye.
2. Pubic Hair Protects Against Chafing During Sex
If you’ve ever played around with grooming your pubic hair, you might know that sex feels a little different when you have hair compared to the times where you don’t.
One of the things pubic hair does for our bodies is protect from chafing.
When your body rubs together with another’s, your skin may stick to theirs and cause painful chafing — pubic hair acts as a barrier between the skin that rubs together most during sex.
Nasimeh Yazdani, MD, told LittleThings, “I’ve always felt pubic hair should not be stripped down to nothing, because it helps with friction during sex.”
3. Pubic Hair Protects Your Body From Infections
Just as pubic hair protects your skin from chafing, it also protects you from potential viruses and bacteria.
Dr. Yazdani explains, “More importantly, it enhances the microflora (healthy, helpful microbes) as it absorbs sweat and moves harmful particles out of the way of entering the vaginal and urethral areas.”
Unfortunately, if you have any small cuts on your skin, it could make you more susceptible to bacteria and infections.
4. Your Gyno Doesn’t Care How You Groom Down There
Lots of women worry about what their pubic hair looks like before going to the gynecologist, but there’s no reason to think twice about it.
Your gynecologist has seen every type of pubic hair, and as long as you have good hygiene practices down there, your gyno won’t care at all what your pubes look like.
They’re way more concerned with making sure everything is hunky-dory on the inside.
5. Pubic Hair Regrowth Can Be Painful
Most women who shave, wax, or pluck will not find this surprising, but pubic hair regrowth can sometimes be painful.
Dr. Singh says, “Regrowth hurts because of ingrown follicles.”
Having stubble in your groin region can be uncomfortable, itchy, and even sometimes downright painful.
6. Hair Removal Is More Painful Around Your Period
According to a study published in the journal Clinics, women have a lower pain threshold during the premenstrual and menstrual phases of the menstrual cycle.
Dr. Singh also explained, “Hair removal is more painful during menses because of increased vascularity.”
This means that it will hurt most to wax, pluck, or shave while you’re PMSing or while you’re on your period.
7. Your Hair Doesn’t Grow In Thicker After Being Shaved
Many people believe that if you shave your hair, it will grow back thicker afterwards. This is a myth!
When hair grows in naturally, it’s shaped like an arrow — meaning it’s tapered at the end.
When you shave, you cut the hair directly across its diameter. Thus, when it grows in, it looks thicker because it isn’t tapered anymore