'Whether … or not?' Our on-and-off affair with pubic hair.

To cite: Quilliam S. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2015;41:72–73. BACKGROUND ‘The bush’, ‘bird’s nest’, ‘lady garden’, ‘briar patch in which a small mouse nestles’. The issue of pubic hair is surely of interest to Journal readers, even if only because in current society we are among the people most likely to have a balanced view. Unlike the vast majority of the population uninvolved in sexual and reproductive health care, we may witness pubic hair – or its absence – on a daily basis. Hence this Consumer Correspondent article, addressing the what, the why – and, above all, the ‘whether ... or not’ – of the topic.