HAIR, HAIR, HAIR
ARE YOU A WOMAN AGED 15-50?
WE ARE INTERESTED IN YOUR OPINION ON HAIR REMOVAL
Please fill in our survey by visiting SurveyMonkey
or click here to print a hard copy to complete and submit by fax or mail.
Fax completed surveys to: 604-875-3895
Mail completed surveys to:
Women's Health Research Institute,
E204 - 4500 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 3N1
Thank you.
Lenore Riddell (Nurse Practitioner, BC Women’s Hospital & Member, WHRI) and Hannah Varto (Clinical Practice Leader & Family Practice Nurse Practitioner for Child & Youth Programs for VCH) are conducting research that is aimed towards enhancing our understanding of this relatively new phenomenon of widespread pubic hair removal from the women’s perspectives. They are conducting a widespread survey of women ages 15 to 50 in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. The ultimate goal of this research will be to develop best practice guidelines for health care professionals about healthy hair removal (or not) for women.
Furthermore, the investigators hope to develop an understanding of why women remove their pubic hair, learn at what age women typically start removing their pubic hair, to describe the practices of hair removal, to outline complications of pubic hair removal and to explore self-reported perceived benefits of pubic hair removal for women. This research is important in order to gain a better understanding of the practice of pubic hair removal and to eventually develop clinical recommendations for appropriate methods that decrease the potential spread of infections or development of dermatitis.
