Table 4.

Crude and adjusted associations between pubic hair removal and vulvodynia, N=434

	Cases n (%)	Controls n (%)	Crude OR	Adjusted OR*(95% Cl)
Any Pubic Hair Removal	153 (71.8)	161 (72.9)	1.00 (Ref)	1.00 (Ref)
Yes	60 (28.2)	60 (27.2)	1.05	1.63 (1.00, 2.65)
No
Frequency of Pubic Hair Removal
≤Monthly	62 (29.1)	83 (37.3)	1.00 (Ref)	1.00 (Ref)
1x per week	49 (23.0)	41 (35.3)	1.56	1.19 (0.66, 2.14)
≥2x per week or more	42 (19.7)	36 (16.4)	1.60	0.97 (0.52, 1.83)
Location of Pubic Hair Removal
Bikini (Only)	46 (21.6)	76 (34.4)	1.00 (Ref)	1.00 (Ref)
Mons pubis (Any)	107 (50.2)	85 (38.5)	2.08	1.74 (1.05, 2.89)
BO/≤Monthly**	24 (15.7)	39 (24.4)	1.00	1.00 (Ref)
BO/≥1x per week	22 (14.4)	36 (22.5)	0.99	0.81 (0.36, 1.79)
MP/≤Monthly	38 (24.8)	44 (27.5)	1.40	1.37 (0.66, 2.82)
MP/≥1x per week	69 (45.1)	41 (25.6)	2.74	1.73 (0.83, 3.49)
Methods Used to Remove Pubic Hair
Shaving (Only)	112 (52.6)	111 (50.2)	1.00 (Ref)	1.00 (Ref)
Other (Any)	41 (19.3)	50 (22.6)	0.81	0.78 (0.45, 1.34)
Products used to Aid Removal of Pubic Hair
No products/H2O (Only)	34 (16.0)	33 (14.9)	1.00 (Ref)	1.00 (Ref)
Scented (Only)	82 (38.7)	78 (18.0)	1.02	0.88 (0.47, 1.65)
Unscented (Only)	10 (4.7)	22 (10.0)	0.45	0.49 (0.18, 1.30)
Both	26 (12.3)	28 (12.7)	0.90	0.80 (0.37, 1.75)
Products Used to Soothe Pubic Area After Hair Removal
No Products	77 (36.2)	87 (39.4)	1.00 (Ref)	1.00 (Ref)
Any Products	76 (35.7)	74 (33.5)	1.16	1.24 (0.74,2.07)

^*Adjusted for age, history of gynecologic infection, antecedent anxiety, antecedent UTI, antecedent yeast infection, and tight-fitting jeans.

^**BO = Bikini only; MP = Mons Pubis only; adjusted for age, history of gynecologic infection, antecedent anxiety, antecedent UTI, antecedent yeast infection, and tight-fitting jeans.