Pubic hair removal can lead to pox infection

Be careful when removing pubic hair. Health Day News reports that pubic hair removal can lead to increased risk of a pox infection. "Here's a caution in the hairless-body craze. Pubic hair removal could boost your risk for a pox infection, French researchers say.

Skin irritation brought on by either shaving, clipping or waxing the genital area could explain the recent increase among healthy adults of a minor sexually transmitted virus called molluscum contagiosum, the researchers suggest." more

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