Conditions
Phthirus Pubis
You can catch pubic lice through close body contact, such as during sex, because condoms – whilst offering effective protection from most STIs – cannot prevent infestations of lice (or ‘crabs’ as they’re otherwise known). Thankfully, the crabs we’re talking about aren’t sizeable crustaceans with nipping claws, but tiny grey-brown insects, about 2mm long, that live by sucking blood from the skin. You’ll find them living mainly in the places you’d expect, such as in the coarse hair of your pubes or around your anus, but they can also live on the abdomen and the back, in the armpits, on the head, and on eyelashes and eyebrows. If you now feel like hitting the shower and scrubbing yourself vigorously, I’m afraid it won’t wash the lice away. But if you suspect you’ve got a circus of lice in your underwear, then you should consult your GP, who may prescribe you an insecticidal lotion or cream to treat yourself with.
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can u get crabs if ur not sexually active? and does shaving pubic hair solve it?
well im sad 2 sai i hav big juicy crabs theve started to bite in the cliterus how cn i solve this
contrary to popular belief you CAN catch fleas from cats. I have found them IMPOSSIBLE to get rid of.
DO CRABS CHANGE FORM AS DAY GET BIGGER?IF NE1 KNOS PLZ WRITE BACK!!!!!!
IV COUGHT CRABS 4TIMES OFF 3DIFFERENT PPL OVER D LST 2YR,I HAVENT SLEPT WIT NE1 ONLY DEM,AM I CREATING DEM MYSELF.....? PLEZ ANSWER MY QUESTION! I NEED ANSWERS....
When I had them i trimmed my pubes, used tweesers to physically pull them out and used lots of conditioner on my pubes so that the lice found it harder to hold on. Obviously washed sheets etc too and they went away. I was quite lucky tho I think cos i caught them quite early.
I managaged o get them about 20 years ago and mentionedthe itching to a good friend who had a laugh and filled me in to what I had and what to ask for at the chemist.
It is still embarressing to ask but it just has to be done.
Condoms will not stop them, they live in your pubic hair and will crawl to it next "host" as soon as it has the chance.
Ask for Quellada at a chemist or send off for it online.
i am sad to say tht i slept with sum1 at a very young age! i caught crabs off of this person,then through the towels i passed them onto my bruva then he passed them onto his gf! the boi i slept with then found out i had them and took me to the doctors and while i was there i found i was pregz! he was the dad!!
i have crabs how can i get rid of them? they are biteing at my balls all day it hurts how can i solve this?
I got these about 10 years ago – always had used condoms and I still got them! Think they jumped!
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