To not shave my armpits

[JesusSufferingFuck22]

I have armpits. They are hairy. Shaving causes massive irritation. Also I don’t have the energy to do them.
I have a doctors appointment today and they will be checking my breasts, under arm area as I’ve been getting some weird symptoms.
They won’t care that my pits are hairy will they?

The men I know use sprays,which I cannot do due to DC's allergies/asthma.
I find my stick doesn't get through my hair after a couple of months growth. But as I said,I think my body hair is v thick- last ECG I had, the technician struggled to get the sensors to stick to my legs... (and previously DH had to have his chest shaved in patches for an ECG!)

A doctor who is worried about some natural body hair is a person in the wrong profession.

Hairy armpits isn't going to matter with the examination. Is that what your asking?

Or will the doctor think less if you ?

Either way you don't have to shave your pits if you don't want to.

@Branleuse my response was to someone who talked about being turned off by hairless men

Leave it to grow. This strange fetish of wanting women to have children's armpits is so weird.

Hairy armpits are cool.

@Thisisthemonth

how much energy does shaving your armpit really take..

Why should the OP shave? Body hair is normal you know

@PurpleRainDancer because OP was concerned enough about having hair to make a mumsnet post about it and then stated one of the reasons for not shaving was the amount of effort it took

@Thisisthemonth

how much energy does shaving your armpit really take..

Ofgs. It's not about op being lazy. How much energy does checking your internal misogny take?

It’s your body. The doctor won’t care or think bad of you honestly HCPs see multiple bodies every day with varying amounts of hair.

If it bothers YOU or you’re self conscious why not get them waxed at a salon? Avoids the prickly re-growth and irritation IME.

If it bothers YOU or you’re self conscious why not get them waxed at a salon?

It’s sad and ridiculous that anyone should be embarrassed or feel self conscious about a natural, normal part of their body.
Society/Gillette/ the patriarchy or whoever, have really done a number on us women haven’t they? 😞

That wasn’t a dig at you @StrangeToSee!

Glad it went well OP! Before I read your update, I came on to say... Don't worry, I would strongly hope that a GP of all people woud know about the natural state of armpits

On another note, when I was a teenager, at sixth form, there was a cool, hippy-style girl who was very popular. One day I noticed that she didn't shave her armpits. Even at the judgemental, naive age of 16, I remember that all I felt was admiration for her that she had the confidence to do that and just be herself. It changed the way I saw things.

@toconclude... Love this! Touché!