Pubic Hair Louse Treatments
If you have noticed an intense itching in your pubic area, and especially if there are small red bumps or welts present, you may have pubic lice. Pubic lice, commonly called crabs because of their shape, are typically transferred through sexual contact. If a sex partner has pubic lice, when their pubic hair gets close to yours, you can contract them as well. They are very hard to see, so if you’re not sure that you have pubic lice or something else, you may want to visit the doctor. Here are some tips on pubic hair louse treatments.
Treating the Body -
To treat the body, you will need to wash the area with an insecticide formulated for pubic lice. You can get these from your local pharmacy. Usually this will involve washing with a shampoo that you allow to sit on the pubic area for around 10 minutes. After this, you will rinse the area and search for the pubic louse eggs or nits in the pubic hair. These are usually found at the base of the pubic hair close to the skin. You need to remove all of these nits, and often you will need to retreat the area within a week to kill any newly hatched lice.
Treating the Clothing -
To prevent yourself from becoming infected with pubic lice again, you will need to treat your clothing. You can do this by washing all of your clothing in hot water and then allowing them to dry on high heat. Repeating the high-heat cycle in the dryer will ensure that they are dead. You will also need to treat your bedding as well, and you can do that in the same way. Take special care to treat the underclothes, as these are the clothes that the pubic lice are most exposed to.
Sexual Partners -
Because pubic lice are transferred through sexual contact, your sex partner will probably also need to be treated. If he or she is not and you become intimate with them again, you could become re-infested with the pubic lice. Both of you may need to retreat the area within a week to ensure that all newly hatched pubic lice are dead. It is a good idea to refrain from sexual intimacy until both of you are completely cleared of the pubic lice.
This can be a very embarrassing thing to deal with, but also very common. If you’re not sure what to do or if the store-bought medication is not working, you should visit your doctor. He or she will be able to recommend what to do next. The tips and ideas in this article will help you get rid of pubic lice for good.