Pubic hair

Loss of axillary and pubic hair in women owing to decreased androgen production... 

Impotence is unresponsive to treatment and is associated with reduced muscle mass, loss of pubic hair, and osteoporosis. 

Flumans possess glands that produce potential pheromones, known as scent or apocrine glands. They are associated with hair follicles primarily in the underarm or the anogenital regions (pubic hair) and on the skin of the abdomen. The role of the hair in these locations may be to facilitate release of the pheromone into the atmosphere. 

We all looked at each other, glossy pubic hair and secret genitals now resplendent in the sunshine. I rolled a joint and we sat in a circle and smoked. We told Dave and Vanessa about the teaching and they tried it— with varying degrees of success. Dave seemed to think it worked, skeptical Vanessa was not so sure. I was not surprised at this result since a voice in the head is a very slippery and subjective thing. If one has it, there is no doubt if one does not have it, it seems a very murky matter. 

Males UTI, breast soreness, gynecomastia, priapism, virilism (e.g., acne, early pubic hair growth)... 

Estradiol is the major secretory product of ovary. Estrogens are required for normal maturation of the female. They stimulate the development of secondary sexual characters e.g. stimulate stromal development, ductal growth in the breast, growth of axillary and pubic hair and alter the distribution of body fat to produce typical female body contours. 

For example, testostosterone is required for sperm cell formation, voice deepening, and growth of pubic hair while dihydroxytestosterone stimulates development of the prostate gland and male pattern hair growth.276... 

The German Environmental Specimen Bank, initiated in 1985, annually samples and archives specimens to determine the effectiveness of environmental regulations and to conduct retrospective monitoring (European Commission 2004). The bank collects six types of human specimens— whole blood, blood plasma, scalp hair, pubic hair, saliva, and 24-hour urine samples from people 20-29 years old in four cities (Munster, Halle/ Saale, Greifswald, and Ulm). Screening is conducted to determine the pres-... 

Eeuugh, Mel approached the effigy afterwards, touched the eyebrows admiringly. What d you make these out of Fred s pubic hair. Turkish Jim motioned politely to the vat. Would you like a glass No thanks I m vegan. Oh it s all vegetable, I can assure you. The chef stopped to inspect it. Is that the acid punch ... 

In humans, exposure to high levels of PBBs in utero and via breastfeeding has been linked to an earlier age at menarche. Perinatal exposure to PBBs has been associated with earlier menarche (pubic hair stage) in breastfed girls (Blanck et al., 2000). 

The patient, a 7-year-old male, was brought to the clinic by his parents, who were concerned about apparent precocious puberty, including onset of maturation of secondary sex characteristics (e.g., increased pubic hair, penile development). The boy s height was greater than expected (51 inches, three standard deviations... 

A 55-year-old man who had taken lithium and halo-peridol for 11 years developed hyperkeratotic follicular papules on his scalp, extremities, and trunk, which on biopsy were suggestive of follicular mycoses fungoides (409). He also had a 1-year history of scalp, axillary, and pubic hair loss. Following replacement of lithium with valproate, his hair regrew and the papules cleared almost completely in 3 months. 

Kintz, P., Tracqui, A., and Mangin, R, Opiate concentrations in human head, axillary, and pubic hair, /. Forensic Sci., 38, 657, 1993. 

Offidani, C., Strano Rossi, S., Chiarotti, M., Drug Distribution in the Head, Axillary and Pubic Hair of Chronic Addicts, Forensic Sci Int., 63, 105,1993. 

Balabanova, S., Wolf, H. U., Methadone Concentrations in Human Hair of the Head, Axillary and Pubic Hair, Z. Rechtsmed., 102, 293,1989. 

Generally, the samples tested were head hair obtained from expertises or from subjects deceased from fatal heroin or cocaine overdose. Collection procedures have not been standardized, but hair is often collected from the area at the back of the head (vertex posterior), cut as close as possible to the scalp and stored in dry tubes. In this area, there is less variability in hair growth rate, the number of hairs in the growing phase is more constant, and the hair is less subject to age and sex-related influences. Occasionally, axiUaty or pubic hair have also been tested for cannabinoids. 

Pubic hair was shown to concentrate opiates more than head hair. - Balabanova et al. published some results for cannabis in pubic and axillary hair using radioimmunoassay (RIA). The higher concentrations were found generally in pubic hair, and... 

Most data on nonhead hair analysis have been collected from beard, axillary, and pubic hair samples. Therefore, the differences in the biology of each of these types of hair should be considered before interpreting the results. ... 

Axillary and pubic hairs are quite similar in terms of growth rate (approximately 0.3 mm/d) and growth/rest cycle durations (11-18 months/12-17 months). They are both exposed to sweat and sebum secretions in addition to the secretions of the apocrine glands which are present only in the axilla and pubic area and discharge directly into the hair follicle rather than onto the surface of the surrounding skin. Axillary hair is less exposed to environmental contamination, but may be subjected to cosmetic treatments. Pubic hair may be contaminated by urine. Both types of hair are composed of ambosexual follicles. 

Axillary and pubic hair are the nonhead hair specimens which have been the more investigated in comparison with scalp hair in drug analyses. Studies dealt mainly with opiates and subsidiarily with cocaine, cannabis, and other drugs. 

All the studies demonstrated clearly that opiates could be detected in extracts from both head and axillary or pubic samples of drug abusers (Table 1). Concentrations measured in the different kinds of hair are similar in magnitude whatever the opiate analyzed. With one exception (Balabanova and Wolf ), the highest concentrations were found in pubic hair, followed by scalp hair and axillary hair. This has been confirmed in oxu" laboratory by a compilation of results obtained recently in 16 fatal heroin overdoses (Table 2). Besides, we found a very significant correlation between head hair and axillary or pubic hair concentrations for any of the opiates tested. On the other hand, even in patients receiving daily methadone treatment (Balabanova and Wolf ), no correlation has been reported between blood and head or nonhead opiate concentrations. This is not surprising since blood concentration represents a measure at the present moment and hair concentration represents a chronic accumulation. 

Like head hair, axillary or pubic hair can be easily tested with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) for detection and quantification of the opiates after decontamination by washing and acidic hydrolysis according to previous... 

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