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Shaving pubic region?

Posted by grcboy28, 1 Reply

Just a quick question. A girl I've been casually dating for the past 4 months recently tested HIV- at the clinic with me on January 5th. She had unprotected sex with only her ex bf she said who also tested HIV- negative the day before.
Anyway, we... Read more »

shaved pubic area

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i read that porn star marc wallice who got aids said he must have got it from one of the porn stars via his shaved pubic area

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DONT SHAVE PUBES

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the abrased skin are an entry way for hiv...it is now proven

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Vaginal secretions, shaving and scratching

Posted by grcboy30

I am a male who recently had sex with an ex gf. We had been broken up for 8 years.
I used a condom which didn't break and we did not engage in oral sex either way.
My question is, I shaved my chest and just below my belly button but above my pubic... Read more »

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abrasion from shaving pubic area

i had protected(condom did not break) sex 3 occasions 3 different partners with females in 2 days ,now my question is im a metro sexual that grooms his pubic area by shaving on 2 of the moments described a female rubbed her vagina in my pubic area...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

I seem what you mean but I do not see an exposure risk here. Had you a gapping wound that may be another story but razor burn should not be a problem. Keep up with the condoms! DW... Read more »

My Doctor says HIV can travel down pubic hair - worried

Hi Doctor Bob,I had sex with a girl of positive status but I used a condom. I am 22 and really worried cause my GP says that abstinence is the only way to truly prevent HIV transmission because he says HIV can attach to and travel along pubic hair...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi James and Jeneane,Your GP told you "HIV can attach to and travel along pubic hair and therefore into the interior of the condom where it could then enter any breaks in the skin or possible the urethra and that this is especially true for the... Read more »

significance of shaving?

Hello dear Ryan,I was going through your answers, and was left wondering on two things:1)about shaving (pubic hair, for instance). Does it have any relevance, if I have just shaved the same day, and then some precum come on that area? 2)saliva as...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

1) In general, we can't say that there is any real risk from shaving your genital area and having fluid contact, as the CDC does not document any cases of transmission this way.2) If the condom remained intact, that's the most important... Read more »

mullsocum contagiosum and shaving??

I have mulloscum contagiosum and I am currently seeking treatment. They had advised me not to shave my pubic / bikini area. My question is if I do shave my bikini line will that cause more "bumps" and/or the mulloscum to spread?...

Response from Brian Boyle, M.D., J.D.

Cornell University, Weill Medical College

Since Molluscum Contagiosum is a viral infection and there is concern regarding possible spread by disruption of infected tissue, I agree with the recommendation that you be extremely careful when shaving. I'm not sure, however, that this... Read more »

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