I couldn’t have said it better myself.
So. This is amazing in every sense of the word.
Let’s Talk about Pubic Lice.
What are Pubic Lice?
Pubic lice are small, six-legged creatures that infect the pubic hair area and lay eggs. These lice can also be found in other areas of coarse sparse bodily hair. They lay small gray-white oval eggs (nits) that are attached to the hair shaft.
Itching is usually worse during the night, when the lice are more active.
Symptoms include;
- Itching ( This is caused by an allergic reaction, when a Lice bites the skin to feed on a person’s blood. Their saliva from these bites causes this result.)
- Inflammation and irritation in the infected areas. (Due to scratching.)
- A skin reaction that is bluish-grey in colour ( These will be small, flat marks (maculae cerulea) that look like bruises. These can still exist, months after the lice have been killed.)
- Lesions (sores) in the genital area, due to bites and scratching.
- Black “powder” in your underwear. (Excrement from the lice.)
- An eye infection (blepharitis) may occur in young children.
Popular Misconceptions and Beliefs:
Treatment creams and gels are just insecticides, right? Can’t I just use the insecticides I have at home?
FALSE!: DO NOT USE HOUSEHOLD INSECTICIDES!These will not work and can damage the skin.
Pubic Lice/Crabs Is an STD.
True:Pubic Lice are typically considered to be an STD. This means that transmission mostly occurs from direct person to person contact (usually through sexual activity)
You always experience symptoms!
Half-True: It is possible to have an infestation of Pubic Lice without any symptoms, but a typical individual will usually at least experience itching.
It’s not really a problem, they’re annoying, but harmless.
False: If a case of Public Lice is left untreated,it can lead to severely infected skin. When you scratch, you break skin, and that broken skin can be infected by bacteria, particularly that found in the refuse of the Pubic Lice themselves.
Additionally, you may also experience matted and foul-smelling pubic hair and infected blisters in the pubic area.
They only live in Pubic hair!
False: They can be found anywhere you have body hair. This includes the hair of the beard, moustache, eyelashes, eyebrows armpits, and sometimes the chest and abdomen.
If get crabs, just shave and you’ll get rid of them!
False: If you have Pubic Lice and shave off your pubic hair, the lice will simply relocate to another areas of the body that Pubic Lice infest.
They need a human body to survive!
False: Pubic Lice can live in your bedding. In particular, they infest underwear but can even infest your clothing, especially along the inner seams. However, infected carpet and fabric covered furniture are also possible danger-zones. Even a hairbrush can potentially be an infection site.
This route of transmission via contaminated objects is thought to be very rare.
If you shave your pubic hair, and have sex, they can’t infect you.
False: Pubic lice is transmitted both by sexual and non-sexual contact.
For example, by sharing towels, bedding and/or mattresses with an infected person. Sitting on infected carpet, or couches.
It should also be noted that mutual masturbation is not a guarantee against contracting Pubic Lice.
Pubic Lice can’t live very long without a human host.
True: Pubic/crab lice survive approximately 24 hours, however as mentioned they can infest your clothing and bedding- from which they can feed on you.
You can’t catch Pubic Lice if you use a condom.
False: Even if you wear a condom, you can still become infested with pubic lice.
Pubic Lice Outbreaks are Common in Tanning Beds.
Half-True:Pubic lice outbreaks in tanning beds have been reported. This, however is a very rare occurrence, and can only occur if the bed is improperly sanitized.
I can just buy treatment off the pharmacy shelves!
Half-True: While it is advisable to visit a GP, Doctor, or Sexual Health Clinic, You can treat pubic lice yourself at home. Your doctor or pharmacist can advise you on which treatment to use and how to use it. Treatment usually needs to be repeated after three to seven days.
Note: Infants, people who are pregnant and people who are breast feeding will need a different treatment.
I can use the same treatment on each infected area!
Topical creams or lotions containing permethrin (for example, Lyclear cream or Quellada lotion) and applied to the affected area are the most commonly recommended treatment.
However, Permethrin should not be applied to the eyelashes. If this area is affected, discuss an alternative treatment such as petroleum jelly may be necessary.
Water-based treatments are also available for those with allergies and sensitive-skin.
Pubic lice can sometimes develop resistance to certain treatments. Your doctor or pharmacist can advise you on suitable alternatives if this occurs.
Animals do not get or spread pubic lice.
True!
Once I’ve been treated, I can’t get them again any-time soon.
FALSE: Once you have treated the crabs you need to ensure you do not become re-infested.
Even a single nit that escapes the treatment can quickly multiply and infest an area of your body.
To prevent this you must wash all clothing you used during and a little before the treatment. This means any blankets, sheets, linens, clothing and towels. Wash the clothing in hot water (at least 54 C/129 F) and soap, and then dry them at high heat for 20 minutes. Anything un-washable, should be dry-cleaned.
Contact with an infected person can re-infect you.
However, In a repeat case of lice, a person’s symptoms may be hastened because their immune system reacts quicker, for second time exposure.
Treatment for public lice will be much more effective if few simple guidelines are consistently followed:
- The instructions on the medication you receive should be carefully read.
- The treatment should be repeated after one to two weeks. No treatment is effective against unhatched eggs. These Eggs hatch in 6–10 days, so a repeat will be necessary to prevent re-infection.
- Typically, the entire body from neck to toes should be treated, including the perineum and the anal area.
- Wash clothing, towels and bedding at the same time as treatment.
- The skin should be cool, clean and dry when the cream is applied.
- Avoid close personal intimate contact with contact(s)/ partner(s) until you both are free of infection.
Any sexual partners you had over the last month will need to be examined and treated. This means both current sexual partners and anyone you have had close body contact with.
~Maddy
Any corrections, thoughts, feelings or comments can be directed to;
A bill that allows pharmacists and doctors to deny women access to contraception has been signed into law by Kansas Governor Sam Brownback. This new law is just one of many bills that the Republican governor has signed since he came into office. He has recently signed legislation that pressures…
Being shamed and degraded is bad enough over this sort of thing (trust me, buying Plan B was a terrible experience) but this is a whole new kind of fucked up.
Now on my list of places to never live, and to avoid in all road trips.
Why sex positivity and fighting kink-shaming are important (in general, but especially to me)
Content warning for mentions of suicide.
I just learned something really interesting about the vagina
if the space between the clit and the vagina is less than an inch, it’s easier for females to orgasm through penetrative sex, but if the space between the clit and the vagina is longer than one inch, it’s very hard for a female to achieve orgasm through penetrative sex.
Thought I would share that cause for some reason I find that extremely fascinating
i like this because that means people are learning on their own… and it is also a true fact.
FAA not happy about parachuting porn stars jumping out of a plane while having sex
People do all sorts of things while jumping out of planes— knitting, ironing, playing chess, riding motorcycles, etc. But the FAA isn’t too happy for some reason about a porn company that decided to do the first mid-air fuck, with two porn stars jumping out of a plane while fucking.
This is fucking GREAT rofl
