Crab lice: the next endangered species?

[The Bread Guy]

Pubic lice, the crab-shaped insects that have dwelled in human groins since the beginning of history, are disappearing. Doctors say bikini waxing may be the reason.

Waning infestations of the bloodsuckers have been linked by doctors to pubic depilation, especially a technique popularized in the 1990s by a Manhattan salon run by seven Brazilian sisters. More than 80 percent of college students in the U.S. remove all or some of their pubic hair -- part of a trend that’s increasing in western countries. In Australia, Sydney’s main sexual health clinic hasn’t seen a woman with pubic lice since 2008 and male cases have fallen 80 percent from about 100 a decade ago.

“It used to be extremely common; it’s now rarely seen,” said Basil Donovan, head of sexual health at the University of New South Wales’s Kirby Institute and a physician at the Sydney Sexual Health Centre. “Without doubt, it’s better grooming.”

The trend suggests an alternative way of stemming one of the globe’s most contagious sexually transmitted infections. Pubic lice are usually treated with topical insecticides, which once included toxic ones developed before and during World War 2. While they aren’t known to spread disease, itchy skin reactions and subsequent infections make pubic lice a hazardous pest.

Clipping, waxing and shaving the groin destroy the optimal habitat of pubic lice. The practice has helped spur sales of depilatory products for companies such as Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) and Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc. (RB/) ....

Bloomberg wire service, 13 Jan 13

 

[larry Strong]

Pubic hair must be a No No ;D

 

[GAP]

Just read this before "jumping on the bandwagon".....

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5.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT PUT ON KNOB AND BOLLOCKS 24 Jan 2012

By Andrew

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I like the clean shaven look down in my gentleman’s log cabin, so for the past few years I’ve used a shaver. However the hair keeps growing back which means every 6 months I have to spend 20 minutes trimming again. As I’m sure you’ve realise this is valuable time I cannot waste. So I decided to get to the root of the problem and purchased this product.

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By Tagnutt Mandeville

As a highly competitive amateur athlete, I have long been aware of the benefits of a highly polished scrotum pole and hair-free saddle-bags, especially when going for the `longer look’ as displayed by Linford in his famous lunchbox.

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[kratz]

Pubic hair must be a No No ;D

The good idea faeries should earn a solid PER point for change by mandating a pubic hair length in the Dress Manual.  ;D

 

[Scott]

The good idea faeries should earn a solid PER point for change by mandating a pubic hair length in the Dress Manual.  ;D

NO! Some idiot will grieve it and file a challenge based on the Charter. Hair length is a fundamental human right, don't you know?

*Even though I wholeheartedly agree with the idea...

 

[armyvern]

Pubic hair must be a No No ;D

It's all about interior design:  one has to match the carpet to the drapes at a minimum although hardwood is preferred.

But, the young 'uns are quite into being vajazzled these days so I have no fear that a comeback of the little critter will revisit the applicable age group.

 

[Tank Troll]

vajazzled  ??? do I really want to know?

Aahhh I googled that!!! WTF? Why? Really did not need to know that. Thanks Vern there are just some things you can't unlearn.

 

[chrisf]

Makes me wonder... will there some day be medical benefits found from browneye bleaching?

 

[armyvern]

...Thanks Vern there are just some things you can't unlearn.

You're welcome.

:-*

 

[NavyShooter]

Vajazzled....

Wow....who knew.  Swarovski crystal has found it's way off the shelf onto the body.

Thank-you Vern....I think....

 

[Old Sweat]

And purely in the pubic public interest here is a link to a Daily Mail story about an alarming rise in the number of women suffering wounds in botched vajazzling attempts.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245339/Hospitals-hit-huge-rise-women-suffering-injuries-caused-vajazzles.html

 

[Scott]

I thought Vern was just making up some new term for mowing the bushes. Who knew? I think it's pretty fucking useless, not to mention stupid, but some folk are bound to like being vajazzled.*

*That's the first and last time I am ever going to type that word.

 

[larry Strong]

vajazzled  ??? do I really want to know?

Aahhh I googled that!!! WTF? Why? Really did not need to know that. Thanks Vern there are just some things you can't unlearn.

Dammit man, you just had to pique my interest.....I must really be getting old.....


Larry

 

[armyvern]

I say we start a petition to bring back the obviously near-extinct Pubic Hare ...

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Body lice do carry diseases. I suspect it will make a comeback. We had headlice, took 3 months to get rid of the buggers. My daughter reacted badly to the medicated shampoo, so we went with the old school method of Olive oil rubs, followed with detailed combings. I am a true Nitpicker now!

 

[The Bread Guy]

I say we start a petition to bring back the obviously near-extinct Pubic Hare ...

In related news....

If you're going to trim the hair down there, have a care, a new study suggests.

Emergency room visits due to pubic hair grooming mishaps have exploded in recent years, say University of California San Diego researchers, who found a five-fold increase in reported injuries from 2002-2010.

A total of 11,704 people landed in the E.R. after waxing, shaving or trimming sessions went awry — and it's a pretty even split between women (56.7%) and men (43.3%).

Nonelectric razors were responsible for 83% of injuries, followed by scissors (22%) and hot wax (1.4%). Laceration was the most common injury, and most ended up being minor.

The rise in genitourinary — aka pubic area — injuries comes down to a simple reason, study authors said: More men and women are grooming the area. Previous surveys have found that 70% to 88% of young women in the U.S. partially or fully remove their pubic hair, as well as 58% to 78% of men. Almost 29% of the women's injuries occurred in girls younger than 18.

“Changing beauty ideals are reflected in media sources ... and have likely contributed to the expansion of this cultural trend,” the reseachers wrote ....

New York Daily News, 6 Feb 13

 

[pretentious]

I read it. I cannot unread it.  ???

I can imagine it will be difficult to trim if I am hired..

 

[tango22a]

Vern:


Really, Really good one!!!  (reply 13)

I'm afraid I laughed until my stomach hurt!

THANKS,


tango22a