Sexually Transmitted Infections Caused By Female Body Hair Removal: Why You Should Stop Removing Your Pubes

Shaving your pubic hair into the shape of a heart? Bracing yourself for the pain of your next Brazilian wax?

Stop it. Just stop it right now. 

It turns out removing body hair from your most sensitive region can result in a greater risk of sexually transmitted infections compared with people who prefer to go natural, a survey of more than 7,500 American adults published in the health care journal Sexually Transmitted Infections found. That's because shaving and trimming can leave small tears in the skin that make it easier for infections to spread.