"Pubes" redirects here. For the bone, see Pubis (bone).
Pubic hair
Pubic hair of mature male (left) and female (right) humans
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Latin
pubes
TA98
A16.0.00.022
TA2
7062
FMA
54319 70754, 54319
Anatomical terminology
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Pubic hair (or pubes/ˈpjuːbiːz/, /pjuːbz/) is terminal body hair that is found in the genital area of adolescent and adult humans. The hair is located on and around the sex organs and sometimes at the top of the inside of the thighs. In the pubic region around the pubis bone and the mons pubis that covers it, it is known as a pubic patch. Pubic hair is also found on the scrotum and base of the penile shaft in males and on the vulva in females.
Although fine vellus hair is present in the area in childhood, pubic hair is considered to be the heavier, longer and coarser hair that develops during puberty as an effect of rising levels of androgens in males and estrogens in females. Pubic hair differs from other hair on the body and is a secondary sex characteristic. Many cultures regard pubic hair as erotic, and in most cultures it is associated with the genitals, which both men and women are expected to keep covered at all times. In some cultures, it is the norm for pubic hair to be removed, especially of females; the practice is regarded as part of personal hygiene. In other cultures, the exposure of pubic hair (for example, when wearing a swimsuit) may be regarded as unaesthetic or embarrassing and is therefore trimmed or otherwise styled to avoid it being visible.
Pubichair (or pubes /ˈpjuːbiːz/, /pjuːbz/) is terminal body hair that is found in the genital area of adolescent and adult humans. The hair is located...
Bikini waxing is the removal of pubichair using a special wax, which can be hot or cold, that adheres to hairs and pulls them out when the wax is removed...
pubichair growth. The average ages pubichair begins to grow in males and females are 12 and 11, respectively. However, in some females, pubichair has...
the person's pubichair. Although the louse cannot jump, it can also live in other areas of the body that are covered with coarse hair, such as the perianal...
portion of the labia majora out and away from the pubic bone. The mound also becomes covered with pubichair. It often becomes less prominent with the decrease...
origin of the pubic wig to the 1450s. According to the publication, women would shave their pubichair for personal hygiene and to combat pubic lice. They...
where this mixture is called vajibt, it is still commonly used to remove pubichair. In other cultures, oil extracted from unripe olives (which had not reached...
Abdominal hair is the hair that grows on the abdomen of humans and non-human mammals, in the region between the pubic area and the thorax (chest). The...
and mons pubis. At the end of puberty, pubichair will be coarse, curly, and fairly thick. The patch of pubichair covering the genitals will eventually...
"pubic lice") is an infestation by the pubic louse, Pthirus pubis, a wingless insect which feeds on blood and lays its eggs (nits) on mainly pubic hair...
sometimes accompanied by the early appearance of axillary and pubichair. The first androgenic hair resulting from adrenarche can be also transient and disappear...
and 'male Brazilian waxing'. The latter refers to the removal of hair from the pubic area and buttocks, a service which is not always offered at salons...
as the size of the breasts, genitals, testicular volume, and growth of pubichair. This scale was first quantified in 1969 by James Tanner, a British pediatrician...
either side of their pubic triangles, to avoid exhibiting pubichair. Other women prefer to retain their vulva hair. The removal of hair from the vulva is...
Pubarche (/ˈpjuːˌbɑːrki/) refers to the first appearance of pubichair at puberty and it also marks the beginning of puberty. It is one of the physical...
family. The pubic area is particularly sensitive to such hormones, as are the armpits which will develop axillary hair. Pubic and axillary hair will develop...
scalp hair, facial hair, chest hair, pubichair, axillary hair, besides other places. Men tend to have hair in more places than women. Hair does not in itself...
: 285 During puberty, as testosterone triggers androgenic hair growth on the body, pubichair begins to appear around the anus. Although initially sparse...
beard hair, chest hair, pubichair and to fill in scars caused by accidents or surgery such as face-lifts and previous hair transplants. Hair transplantation...
hair from areas where women were accustomed to remove hair, such as underarm hair and pubichair. In the early Middle Ages, Jewish custom, in regard to...
which vary in size. While ingrown hair most commonly appears in areas where the skin is shaved or waxed (beard, legs, pubic region), it can appear anywhere...
of their hair being on a different human hair growth cycle. Almost any area of the body can be waxed, including eyebrows, face, pubichair (called bikini...
appearance of pubichair or testicular enlargement Pubichair or genital enlargement (gonadarche) in boys with onset before 9 years Pubichair (pubarche)...
condition involving the loss of all body hair, including eyebrows, eyelashes, chest hair, armpit hair, and pubichair. It is the most severe form of alopecia...
years of age, and is involved in the development of pubichair, body odor, skin oiliness, axillary hair, sexual attraction/sexual desire/increased libido...
types for the sake of aesthetics, because the scar will be hidden by the pubichair. The incision does not distort the belly button and heals faster than...
increased from March to July. Beard Facial hair Arm hairPubichairHair Hirsutism Trichophilia Foot hair "Longest Leg Hair". Guinness World Records. Archived...
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