what is it for?
2006-10-13 05:28:56 · 28 answers · asked by Pete 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
.."More plausibly it has been suggested that pubic hair helps to retain certain glandular secretions that are supposed to be a powerful aphrodisiac." http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_064a.html
"It is believed that the functions of pubic hair include the dissemination of pheromones and protection from the friction of sexual intercourse."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pubic_hair
2006-10-13 05:30:26 · answer #1 · answered by I am Sunshine 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The good folks at the Columbia University Health Center went to work on this and they ... uhhh ... "sniffed" out the answer:
"After reviewing some theories on why pubic hair exists, it appears there's no definitive answer. It seems as though the prevailing theory relates to pheromones — scents that the body produces that can be sexually stimulating to others. It's thought that the tufts of hair that grow around the genitals, as well as under the arms, capture these erotic scents. Pheromones get trapped in the pubic 'do when apocrine glands release an odorless secretion on the surface of the skin that combines with bacteria decomposed by the secretions of the sebaceous glands."
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/1901.html
I guess those Ivy League schools spend a lot of time watching dogs sniffing each other.
2006-10-13 05:31:58 · answer #2 · answered by Jim 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In plain English, pubic hair, as well as armpit hair, retains odors which can act as sexual stimulants. We've been raised to regard such odors as repugnant, but that's a cultural thing. I know a number of women who think that fresh male sweat is a powerful turn-on.
2006-10-13 05:44:44 · answer #3 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It goes back to the animal instinct days.. Your body produces scents, called pheromones, that are designed to make you sexually attractive to others. Hair in the pubic area, as well as underarm hair, captures and spreads those erotic scents.
2006-10-13 05:33:22 · answer #4 · answered by magnolia_76 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
during the stone ages i imagine people were going around naked and the women's private parts needed protection from little things creepy crawling into there? i imagine, from all the people overcrowding earth, the pubic hairs didnt do a good job?
2006-10-13 05:31:58 · answer #5 · answered by Wisdom 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
it is to keep vital parts of reproduction warm, though it is largely not required these days with clothes and all.
But keeping the testes and ovaries warm was it original reason for sticking around after other hair packed up and left town.
2006-10-13 05:30:51 · answer #6 · answered by Stuart T 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Keep out things that shouldn't get in
2006-10-14 13:47:05 · answer #7 · answered by Lady_Eagle410 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
obviously not a big purpose, as 1/2 the world shaves all theirs ..
2006-10-13 05:31:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Stops Lice and other bugs.
2006-10-15 05:48:04 · answer #9 · answered by Kathleen Bruce 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is nothing but roots of the upper hair ! ? ! You can't have the plant without the root ?
2006-10-13 05:35:20 · answer #10 · answered by Alrahcam 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋