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Shaving and waxing of bikini lines could be behind an explosion in the number of cases of a type of sexually transmitted infection that causes unsightly warts, doctors are warning.
Shaving the pubic region causes ?micro-trauma? of the skin, boosting the chance of a pox virus called Molluscum contagiosum, say the French experts.
The virus causes water warts, small pink bubbles which can break out over the body. These warts are relatively common in children as the virus can be spread by normal skin-on-skin contact.
However, it is also passed on during sexual activity, and over the last decade the incidence of this type of infection has been on the rise.
French doctors wanted to know if this rise was linked to the growing fashion for ?Brazilians? and other forms of pubic hair removal.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...-and-Brazilians-behind-rise-in-STI-warts.html
Shaving the pubic region causes ?micro-trauma? of the skin, boosting the chance of a pox virus called Molluscum contagiosum, say the French experts.
The virus causes water warts, small pink bubbles which can break out over the body. These warts are relatively common in children as the virus can be spread by normal skin-on-skin contact.
However, it is also passed on during sexual activity, and over the last decade the incidence of this type of infection has been on the rise.
French doctors wanted to know if this rise was linked to the growing fashion for ?Brazilians? and other forms of pubic hair removal.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...-and-Brazilians-behind-rise-in-STI-warts.html