Required to shave to play

[asncpl]

We recently met a couple through another lifestyle friend of ours and they asked us, very nicely, that if we wanted to play with them, we must shave/wax our pubic hair. They explained that it's to prevent STDs. Now I am usually either trimmed or waxed, and Mr. A is trimmed. While I certainly have gotten requests to shave or not from others, it's more a matter of preference. No one has said we can't play if we don't shave. Now we did go brazilian and ended up having a good time with this couple. But I'd certainly like to get a second opinion from y'all whether going bare down there does prevent STDs? The only STD I know that's transmitted by pubic hair is crabs, but can that be prevented if there is no hair? Any other ones? And has anyone been asked that they must go bare to play?

thanks everyone!

[fun4Ds]

Never have been told its "mandatory", but have been told its prefered....

Maybe they feel they get a better looky lou, inspection down there. I don't know ?

Please tell me they didn't have a pen light and dental mirror on a stick

FWIW, I would think a nick or cut from a razor not only looks bad but might be more of a risk ?

[Trace Ekies]

We met a couple who required we be trimmed/shaved and that I be circumsized...oh, and I had to have a quick rinse in the shower before getting intimate...

They mentioned the requirements for being circumsized and pubic hair grooming in their profile....the shower was a surprise but no trouble...

He turned out to be a control freak and ended our relationship very quickly when we couldn't be controlled to suit him.

Trace

[VegasLee]

Originally Posted by asncpl

They explained that it's to prevent STDs.

These are the type of people I would personally stay away from. Those that have a false sense of security using false information.

Being shaved is not going to prevent any type of STD. Since they go as far as telling people that I feel they are dangerous passing on false information like that. I would want nothing to do with them.

[SecretAsianMan]

While I certainly understand the preference for being shaved... yeah, I'm a little weirded out that they think shaving can in any way shape or form prevent an STD

[realcplub2]

I would think that being shaved, is not a prevention, but think in terms of exterior/surface .. genital warts, herpies, and of course no hair, no "lice"

But yeah, it is a false sense of security.. Years ago, when I was a teenager, the garage I hund around had an older guy who claimed he had a fool proof method for know if a woman was clean..

Now mind you this cogger was 60+ years in age and definately alcohol fueled most of the day.. He claimed if he took ear wax and applied it to the niether regions, and she didnt react she was "clean"

Which of course leads to very important questions..

1. What kind of women did this guy get with cause she let him DO THAT
2. How did we make it to the 21st century with thinking like this

[bbarnsworth]

Agree with others. The notion that shaving/waxing would reduce STDs is laughable. In fact, it's quite possibly the opposite. If you've recently shaved, you could potentially have open minor wounds in your skin, providing a pathway for infection to take root.

Originally Posted by realcplub2

2. How did we make it to the 21st century with thinking like this

Some of us can bang the rocks together, some can't. It's a Dr. Seuss thing

[cplnuswing]

Originally Posted by realcplub2

.. He claimed if he took ear wax and applied it to the niether regions, and she didnt react she was "clean"

Now that's truly bizarre. What I want to know though is what the details were that led to this eureka moment. I mean, exactly how does one simply stumble upon such a momentous discovery?

If the old dude were still alive today, he'd probably still be laughing at the BS stories he told you horndog teens and that you maybe, kinda, sorta believed

[piglet6870]

well that is a new one to me. i have never heard that before, guess you can google it and see what you come up with.

[two4youinswva]

Originally Posted by asncpl

They explained that it's to prevent STDs.

I'm wondering if they also believe that the monster under the bed can't get you as long as your feet are under the blanket.


Preferences are preferences, but they should at least be educated preferences.

[sweet_tna]

Yeeeaaahhh . . . As the others have said, claiming that being bare down there is any detriment to STD's is bunk.

Even if this were purely their preference, I'm not sure I'd reach for the razor on their account (unless it was something I already did).

To thine on self be true . . .

=)

[asncpl]

thanks everyone! Trace hit it right on. Now that I think back, the other couple (especially the husband) was definitely control freak. But I have to say, at least they were very nice about it.

[siren52]

I've heard of people saying they were allergic to an item they want left off their food order just to make certain they don't get it. It could be something like that. Not that they really believe that, they are throwing that on to mean they really really want you shaved.

[highlander]

I poked around and found a reference to a 2006 study that claimed a reduction in Pubic Lice might be attributed to increased Brazilian style shaving in Leeds, UK.

Lice need their "forest" in order to survive. However, just like the Brazilian Amazon forests, another one seem to be lost forever, thanks to the influence of modern civilization... A British research published in the June 2006 issue of the Sexually Transmitted Infections journal revealed that crab rates in Leeds area declined first in women and several years after in men, in a context in which other STDs were stationary or increasing. It appears that the bikini wax treatment (also called "The Brazilian") has left crabs with no habitat.

"Although initially predominantly seen in females, extensive hair
depilation, including pubic hair, has become popular in males in the past few years. This, along with reduced transmission rates from female partners, may account for the recent similar reduction in male patients," wrote the authors.

The extract for the actual journal article is here.

The BIG caveat:
if someone already had pubic lice, shaving isn't necessarily going to get rid of them. These critters require only a very small amount of hair to persist. However, we have at least some serious researchers suggesting shaving does something to lower the risks of getting this STI if you and your partners are both shaved.

Whether the research is true--or not--what I noticed poking around, it seems like some folks are wanting to use the brazilian as a visible way of demonstrating they are careful about their health-and that of their partners.

[good times]

I actually think one could more easily make the argument for the opposite being the case. As shaving usually creates irritation, and even small cuts in the skin, it would increase the chances of the spread of many std's rather than prevent them.

I agree with Lee though, they suffer from a severe case of false sense of security at the very least.