The Preference of Women and Men Regarding Female Genital Depilation

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Autor(a) principal: Sangiorgi,Maria Luiza Prudente de Oliveira
Data de Publicação: 2017
Outros Autores: Lara,Lucia Alves da Silva, Lerri,Maria Rita, Ferriani,Rui Alberto, Romão,Adriana Peterson Mariano Salata
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetrícia (Online)
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Resumo: Abstract Purpose To evaluate the preferences of women and men regarding female pubic hair depilation and identify possible reasons for these preferences. Methods This is a cross-sectional study of men and women over 18 years old who were invited by the official blog of our institution to respond anonymously to an online and self-administered questionnairemade by the researchers. The analyses weremade using the Statistical Analysis System (SAS, SAS Inc., Cary, NC, US) software, version 9.3, and contingency tables were used to verify the distribution of variables. The univariate statistical analysis was performed using the Pearson chi-squared test, and the differences for values of p < 0.05 were considered significant. Results We obtained data from 69,920 subjects (52,787 women and 17,133 men). Themean age was 31.9 years formen, and 28.5 years for women. Most women (64.3%) and men (62.2%) preferred complete removal of female pubic hair, and this preference wasmore pronounced in younger women andmen. Most women reported performing depilation at home (55.8%), with 44.4% using hot wax and 40.1% using a razor blade. About half of the women (44.7%) and men (50.1%) reported sexual activity, having intercourse 2 to 3 times per week. The frequency of intercourse and sexual satisfaction in women correlated with total pubic hair removal. Conclusion Most Brazilian women and men prefer the complete removal of female pubic hair, especially those who are younger andmore sexually active.Women who are satisfied with the appearance of their own genitalia have a stronger preference for complete removal of pubic hair.
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spelling The Preference of Women and Men Regarding Female Genital Depilationdepilationhair removalgenitaliasexualityinternetsexual behaviorAbstract Purpose To evaluate the preferences of women and men regarding female pubic hair depilation and identify possible reasons for these preferences. Methods This is a cross-sectional study of men and women over 18 years old who were invited by the official blog of our institution to respond anonymously to an online and self-administered questionnairemade by the researchers. The analyses weremade using the Statistical Analysis System (SAS, SAS Inc., Cary, NC, US) software, version 9.3, and contingency tables were used to verify the distribution of variables. The univariate statistical analysis was performed using the Pearson chi-squared test, and the differences for values of p < 0.05 were considered significant. Results We obtained data from 69,920 subjects (52,787 women and 17,133 men). Themean age was 31.9 years formen, and 28.5 years for women. Most women (64.3%) and men (62.2%) preferred complete removal of female pubic hair, and this preference wasmore pronounced in younger women andmen. Most women reported performing depilation at home (55.8%), with 44.4% using hot wax and 40.1% using a razor blade. About half of the women (44.7%) and men (50.1%) reported sexual activity, having intercourse 2 to 3 times per week. The frequency of intercourse and sexual satisfaction in women correlated with total pubic hair removal. Conclusion Most Brazilian women and men prefer the complete removal of female pubic hair, especially those who are younger andmore sexually active.Women who are satisfied with the appearance of their own genitalia have a stronger preference for complete removal of pubic hair.Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia2017-09-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-72032017000900488Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia v.39 n.9 2017reponame:Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetrícia (Online)instname:Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia (FEBRASGO)instacron:FEBRASGO10.1055/s-0037-1604472info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSangiorgi,Maria Luiza Prudente de OliveiraLara,Lucia Alves da SilvaLerri,Maria RitaFerriani,Rui AlbertoRomão,Adriana Peterson Mariano Salataeng2017-10-06T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0100-72032017000900488Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/rbgohttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phppublicações@febrasgo.org.br||rbgo@fmrp.usp.br1806-93390100-7203opendoar:2017-10-06T00:00Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetrícia (Online) - Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia (FEBRASGO)false
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title The Preference of Women and Men Regarding Female Genital Depilation
spellingShingle The Preference of Women and Men Regarding Female Genital Depilation
Sangiorgi,Maria Luiza Prudente de Oliveira
depilation
hair removal
genitalia
sexuality
internet
sexual behavior
title_short The Preference of Women and Men Regarding Female Genital Depilation
title_full The Preference of Women and Men Regarding Female Genital Depilation
title_fullStr The Preference of Women and Men Regarding Female Genital Depilation
title_full_unstemmed The Preference of Women and Men Regarding Female Genital Depilation
title_sort The Preference of Women and Men Regarding Female Genital Depilation
author Sangiorgi,Maria Luiza Prudente de Oliveira
author_facet Sangiorgi,Maria Luiza Prudente de Oliveira
Lara,Lucia Alves da Silva
Lerri,Maria Rita
Ferriani,Rui Alberto
Romão,Adriana Peterson Mariano Salata
author_role author
author2 Lara,Lucia Alves da Silva
Lerri,Maria Rita
Ferriani,Rui Alberto
Romão,Adriana Peterson Mariano Salata
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Sangiorgi,Maria Luiza Prudente de Oliveira
Lara,Lucia Alves da Silva
Lerri,Maria Rita
Ferriani,Rui Alberto
Romão,Adriana Peterson Mariano Salata
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv depilation
hair removal
genitalia
sexuality
internet
sexual behavior
topic depilation
hair removal
genitalia
sexuality
internet
sexual behavior
description Abstract Purpose To evaluate the preferences of women and men regarding female pubic hair depilation and identify possible reasons for these preferences. Methods This is a cross-sectional study of men and women over 18 years old who were invited by the official blog of our institution to respond anonymously to an online and self-administered questionnairemade by the researchers. The analyses weremade using the Statistical Analysis System (SAS, SAS Inc., Cary, NC, US) software, version 9.3, and contingency tables were used to verify the distribution of variables. The univariate statistical analysis was performed using the Pearson chi-squared test, and the differences for values of p < 0.05 were considered significant. Results We obtained data from 69,920 subjects (52,787 women and 17,133 men). Themean age was 31.9 years formen, and 28.5 years for women. Most women (64.3%) and men (62.2%) preferred complete removal of female pubic hair, and this preference wasmore pronounced in younger women andmen. Most women reported performing depilation at home (55.8%), with 44.4% using hot wax and 40.1% using a razor blade. About half of the women (44.7%) and men (50.1%) reported sexual activity, having intercourse 2 to 3 times per week. The frequency of intercourse and sexual satisfaction in women correlated with total pubic hair removal. Conclusion Most Brazilian women and men prefer the complete removal of female pubic hair, especially those who are younger andmore sexually active.Women who are satisfied with the appearance of their own genitalia have a stronger preference for complete removal of pubic hair.
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