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Psychocutaneous Disorders
Published in Ayşe Serap Karadağ, Lawrence Charles Parish, Jordan V. Wang, Roxburgh's Common Skin Diseases, 2022
Kristen Russomanno, Vesna M. Petronic-Rosic
Course: With increasing age, prognosis typically worsens, and full recovery is less common. Many patients experience a chronic waxing and waning disease course over many years. Complications of severe disease include gastrointestinal symptoms associated with trichobezoars; otherwise, specifics regarding the morbidity and mortality of the condition are largely unknown.
Aesthetic-Medical Treatments during the Disease: What Is the Plan?
Published in Paloma Tejero, Hernán Pinto, Aesthetic Treatments for the Oncology Patient, 2020
It is important to know what to do, but also to know and inform the patient about what not to do during the process of acute treatment, or while their skin status is not optimal; for example, the use of waxing; facial or body exfoliation; use of hair dyes, solvents, or decolorant; use of products with direct hormone activity on the affected organ; or use of fake eyelashes and fingernails, among other general recommendations [13,20].
Cosmetic procedures and the law
Published in Melanie Latham, Jean V. McHale, The Regulation of Cosmetic Procedures, 2020
Melanie Latham, Jean V. McHale
The GMC Guidance on Cosmetic Procedures suggests that clinicians should “take particular care if you consider providing cosmetic interventions for children or young people”.126 It also provides that clinicians should ensure an appropriate environment for paediatric care. In addition it is proposed that where necessary they should work with multidisciplinary teams with expertise in this area. This however is very much phrased in terms of discretionary guidance rather than that of mandatory behaviour. Similarly there are some Codes of Practice in relation to intimate waxing that again prohibit this in relation to those persons under 18.127
Regional variability of modified Ferriman-Gallwey scorring in premenopausal healthy women in Southern Turkey
Published in Gynecological Endocrinology, 2022
Gurgun Tugce Vural Solak, Gamze Akkus, Yavuzalp Solak, Sevgul Kose, Murat Sert
Taking into account all group B and C healthy Turkish women present, the ethnical and regional variabilities of hirsutism scoring support our study’s hypothesis. Hence making a hirsutism diagnosis should not be based solely on the Ferriman-Gallwey Scoring. A detailed medical history, including her parent’s hair patterns, and screening of the known common causes of hirsutism, such as PCOS, CAH, adrenal/gonad tumors, etc., should be assessed. If the woman has regular menses, no obesity or CAH screening and normal testosterone levels, there is no need for further investigation and could be accepted as normal but genetically hairy. To such a woman, we suggest that anti-androgen medicines not be administered, to acknowledge the importance of the subject. Simple advice to do as other women do: waxing, plugging, and shaving.
Examining Heterosexual Women’s Anal Sexual Health Knowledge and Product Use
Published in The Journal of Sex Research, 2019
Pubic hair removal and anal lightening/bleaching were discussed within the context of cleanliness and hygiene. Consensus was that hair removal is motivated by women wanting to feel and appear “clean” for themselves and their sexual partners, and that contemporary grooming practices often include removing hair from around the anus regardless of engagement in anal sex behaviors. A 23-year-old White participant noted, “The waxing, like, it’s not necessarily about the sexual act. It’s personal preference about how they would be anyway, because they might do that anyway if they’re only doing vaginal sex.” Further, men were described as expecting women to groom, and being “hair free” was described as the most common preference. For example, a 19-year-old White participant stated, “A girl has to make sure ‘I’m trimmed or waxed,’ or make sure, you know, everything’s peachy keen down there.” And if a woman did not groom, “Guys will say openly, like, you know, ‘I wouldn’t have sex with a girl who doesn’t shave.’ They’ll tell you openly.”
“While You’re Down There”: The Unexplored Role of Estheticians in the Health of Their Clients
Published in The Journal of Sex Research, 2022
Emily Greenstadt, Margaret L. Walsh-Buhi, Mary Robertson, Brandon Dao, Eric R. Walsh-Buhi
Herbenick et al. (2013) conducted a large study (N = 2,453) of pubic hair removal trends among women and revealed that pubic shaving and waxing behaviors were more strongly associated with young adult women (18–25 years of age), and that those who practiced pubic hair removal also possessed a greater interest in sex. College-aged women also report feelings of cleanliness, comfort, and greater sexual confidence as a result of waxing, though many frequently experience side effects such as ingrown hairs and skin irritation (Butler et al., 2015; DeMaria et al., 2016). Other research has revealed that routine body hair removal practices, specifically in the pubic area, are more common among sexually active individuals (Bercaw-Pratt et al., 2012). DeMaria and Berenson (2013) reported that women of varying backgrounds practice pubic hair grooming, but stronger associations were found with younger, white women, with normal or low bodyweight, an income greater than 30,000 USD, and experience with at least five sexual partners. Finally, while limited research (e.g., on a single college campus, with small convenience samples) has indicated that weekly pubic hair grooming is not an STI risk factor among college students (Luster et al., 2019) and that there is no association between recent pubic hair grooming and STIs among STI clinic patients (Gaither et al., 2020), a large-scale probability survey of 7,580 U.S. residents aged 18 to 65 years revealed positive correlations between pubic hair removal practices and a history of STIs in both men and women (Osterberg et al., 2016). There is also evidence that anal grooming is associated with rectal STIs among gay and bisexual men (Gaither et al., 2020).