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Posted on: 08/01/2002
Question
I am 14 years old and I am just wondering am I supposed to shave the hair on my vagina.
Answer
No! That hair growing is part of puberty and your new, adult body. Sometimes, if the hair is heavy, women wax the area that shows when you wear a bathing suit, but otherwise, it is perfectly normal and all women have pubic hair.
Answered By:
Nancy Brown, Ph.D.
Nancy Brown, Ph.D.