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Think shaving your pubic hair is more hygienic ladies? Here's why it could be dangerous

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People who trim their public hair have an 80 percent higher chance of having a sexually transmitted disease, a new study suggests.

And the link between grooming one's privates and harbouring an STD is stronger in those who groom more frequently or more intensively, researchers found.

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