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What Do Dry And Flaky Skin In The Pubic Area Indicate?
Question: Hi Dr,
How are you going?
I have a few questions about dry skin from pubic hair. If dry/flakey skin from pubic hair falls on everyday objects such as plastic wrapped around chocolate, what is the likelihood of those germs contaminating and causing harm to everyday objects such as laptop, door handles etc if I've forgotten to wash my hands after touching dry skin that fell on my chocolate wrapper? Will it spread and become contagious?
Thank you for your help
How are you going?
I have a few questions about dry skin from pubic hair. If dry/flakey skin from pubic hair falls on everyday objects such as plastic wrapped around chocolate, what is the likelihood of those germs contaminating and causing harm to everyday objects such as laptop, door handles etc if I've forgotten to wash my hands after touching dry skin that fell on my chocolate wrapper? Will it spread and become contagious?
Thank you for your help
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Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I am not sure that I understand how dry skin cells from the pubic hair area would get on a plastic wrapper.
Most sexually transmitted diseases require direct contact with another person rather than surviving on inanimate surfaces.
Does that answer your question?
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Hello,
I am not sure that I understand how dry skin cells from the pubic hair area would get on a plastic wrapper.
Most sexually transmitted diseases require direct contact with another person rather than surviving on inanimate surfaces.
Does that answer your question?
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi Dr,
I live in a small apartment, therefore I have to leave my groceries in my room. I was changing my undies and I forgot that I was directly above the chocolate wrapped in plastic which was unintentional. I was wondering if those germs from dry pubic skin have a chance to survive on plastic and spread to everyday objects which I touched after such as the door handle, laptop or stationery if I have forgotten to wash my hands afterwards
Thank you
I live in a small apartment, therefore I have to leave my groceries in my room. I was changing my undies and I forgot that I was directly above the chocolate wrapped in plastic which was unintentional. I was wondering if those germs from dry pubic skin have a chance to survive on plastic and spread to everyday objects which I touched after such as the door handle, laptop or stationery if I have forgotten to wash my hands afterwards
Thank you
Brief Answer:
This will not cause problems.
Detailed Answer:
Oh, ok, now I understand.
No, there is nothing to worry about. The bacteria on your skin in the area of your pubic hair would not be more harmful if ingested than that of skin elsewhere. You will be fine. No worries.
This will not cause problems.
Detailed Answer:
Oh, ok, now I understand.
No, there is nothing to worry about. The bacteria on your skin in the area of your pubic hair would not be more harmful if ingested than that of skin elsewhere. You will be fine. No worries.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you for your prompt reply Dr !!
So just to clarify, dust particles / dry skin from the female pubic hair region poses no risk if fallen on the plastic chocolate wrapper and I proceeded to eat the chocolate straight after? What if it was dried discharge? Will the risk be the same as dried skin?
Also what is the likelihood of germs transferring from the plastic wrapper which had dust particles from the pubic region to door handles or the laptop which I touched straight after? Will I get sick? Are the surfaces contaminated?
Have a good day!!
So just to clarify, dust particles / dry skin from the female pubic hair region poses no risk if fallen on the plastic chocolate wrapper and I proceeded to eat the chocolate straight after? What if it was dried discharge? Will the risk be the same as dried skin?
Also what is the likelihood of germs transferring from the plastic wrapper which had dust particles from the pubic region to door handles or the laptop which I touched straight after? Will I get sick? Are the surfaces contaminated?
Have a good day!!
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This will not pose a risk to yourself. If you are a healthy person with a normal immune system, this will not be an issue. Contact with cells from your own pubic region does not pose a risk to your health.
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This will not pose a risk to yourself. If you are a healthy person with a normal immune system, this will not be an issue. Contact with cells from your own pubic region does not pose a risk to your health.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks for your reply!
What if the chocolates were shared with others?
Since I have forgotten to wash my hands after contact with contact cells from the pubic region, I went and did some shopping.
Is it likely that those contact cells will infect the products I purchased? Will those germs survive/ or are they contagious?
What if the chocolates were shared with others?
Since I have forgotten to wash my hands after contact with contact cells from the pubic region, I went and did some shopping.
Is it likely that those contact cells will infect the products I purchased? Will those germs survive/ or are they contagious?
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Unless you have a contagious disease, they will not cause problems.
Common non-pathogenic skin bacteria will not cause harm, and they are unlikely to survive for long on inanimate surfaces.
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Detailed Answer:
Unless you have a contagious disease, they will not cause problems.
Common non-pathogenic skin bacteria will not cause harm, and they are unlikely to survive for long on inanimate surfaces.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
How long will that bacteria survive? Can I recontaminate an object that I purchased from the grocery store? Is it dangerous to the health of others?
I just wanted to clarify that it will not cause harm even though the dust/bacteria came from pubic hair? What if I handed the door handle afterwards and my laptop and then someone came and touched those items as well, wouldn't the transfer of germs exist especially if I touched objects after coming in contact with chocolate wrapper that as you know, had pubic dust/dead skin from pubic hair?
Thank you for help again
I just wanted to clarify that it will not cause harm even though the dust/bacteria came from pubic hair? What if I handed the door handle afterwards and my laptop and then someone came and touched those items as well, wouldn't the transfer of germs exist especially if I touched objects after coming in contact with chocolate wrapper that as you know, had pubic dust/dead skin from pubic hair?
Thank you for help again
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Bacteria on pubic hair in a healthy person will not cause health problems for other people. There is bacteria on all of our skin - hands, arms, everywhere, and these are part of our environment without causing problems. The bacteria on pubic hair is no different.
If, however, you have a respiratory infection and sneeze into your hand and touch a surface that someone else touches, then they can get that infection. Also, if you have a gastrointestinal infection and do not wash your hands well after defecating, and if you then touch food that someone else eats, they gan get that stomach bug.
But normal skin bacteria, whether form pubic hair or not, is not a serious problem.
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Bacteria on pubic hair in a healthy person will not cause health problems for other people. There is bacteria on all of our skin - hands, arms, everywhere, and these are part of our environment without causing problems. The bacteria on pubic hair is no different.
If, however, you have a respiratory infection and sneeze into your hand and touch a surface that someone else touches, then they can get that infection. Also, if you have a gastrointestinal infection and do not wash your hands well after defecating, and if you then touch food that someone else eats, they gan get that stomach bug.
But normal skin bacteria, whether form pubic hair or not, is not a serious problem.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you for the info again!
What if the current situation was still applied but instead of pubic dust/dry skin, it was dried discharge? What are the risk associated? Will it affect others?
I just wanted to verify, what does pubic dried skin look like? Does it resemble a very very tiny white dot which is quite difficult to see. Why do we get this?
Thank you again!!
What if the current situation was still applied but instead of pubic dust/dry skin, it was dried discharge? What are the risk associated? Will it affect others?
I just wanted to verify, what does pubic dried skin look like? Does it resemble a very very tiny white dot which is quite difficult to see. Why do we get this?
Thank you again!!
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I'm not sure what you are describing with a tiny white dot.
Women produce discharge from their vaginas mostly composed of cervical mucus, and there are glands in the external genitalia that produce a waxy secretion.
All skin that is in contact with the external environment have some microorganisms, but in a healthy individual, these will not cause a problem
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I'm not sure what you are describing with a tiny white dot.
Women produce discharge from their vaginas mostly composed of cervical mucus, and there are glands in the external genitalia that produce a waxy secretion.
All skin that is in contact with the external environment have some microorganisms, but in a healthy individual, these will not cause a problem
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I was trying to describe dry skin/dust from the pubic region.
What does dry skin look like?? Is it similar to a tiny spec??
So if someone came in contact with dried discharge and then began touching inanimate objects, not washing their hands, are they likely to transmit germs/diseases? is it contagious ?
What does dry skin look like?? Is it similar to a tiny spec??
So if someone came in contact with dried discharge and then began touching inanimate objects, not washing their hands, are they likely to transmit germs/diseases? is it contagious ?
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No, not contagious.
Dry skin from pubic hair would look like dry skin anywhere else, such as on your legs.
Vaginal discharge is not the same thing as dry skin. It will vary depending on the time of month in a woman's cycle and her age.
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No, not contagious.
Dry skin from pubic hair would look like dry skin anywhere else, such as on your legs.
Vaginal discharge is not the same thing as dry skin. It will vary depending on the time of month in a woman's cycle and her age.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
When you scratch dry skin, does it produce little white dots? Or is that flakey skin?
What does discharge look like during each time of the month?
What does discharge look like during each time of the month?
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The outer layer of the epidermis of the skin, when dried up and shed, can look like small flakes, and, I suppose if very small, like the white dots you are describing.
If a woman has a 28 day cycle, and counting the first day of menstruation as day 1, it would go approximately like this:
Week 1: bleeding, then sometimes a brown discharge or dried blood, and then there may be no discharge at all, or just the waxy substance produced by the glands.
Week 2: increasing clear mucus, usually most around day 14
Week 3: After ovulation at around day 12-16, there may be some whitish thicker secretions, then secretions may become drier again
Week 4: like week 3, may vary at end of week 4 prior to period
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The outer layer of the epidermis of the skin, when dried up and shed, can look like small flakes, and, I suppose if very small, like the white dots you are describing.
If a woman has a 28 day cycle, and counting the first day of menstruation as day 1, it would go approximately like this:
Week 1: bleeding, then sometimes a brown discharge or dried blood, and then there may be no discharge at all, or just the waxy substance produced by the glands.
Week 2: increasing clear mucus, usually most around day 14
Week 3: After ovulation at around day 12-16, there may be some whitish thicker secretions, then secretions may become drier again
Week 4: like week 3, may vary at end of week 4 prior to period
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
So it looks kind of similar to dandruff but not in that great amount and it's small?
Thank you for the info :)
Thank you for the info :)
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Yes, it would look similar to dandruff.
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Yes, it would look similar to dandruff.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you very much for your help Dr!!
I really appreciate it so much!!!
Have a lovely remainder of the day!!!
God Bless!!
I may contact you if I require any medical advice in the next 2 days
I really appreciate it so much!!!
Have a lovely remainder of the day!!!
God Bless!!
I may contact you if I require any medical advice in the next 2 days
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Your welcome!
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Glad if I can help.
Best regards,
Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh, MD
Your welcome!
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Glad if I can help.
Best regards,
Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh, MD
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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