Posted By Discussion Topic: shaving and STDs   daisy52 04-15-2010 @ 6:31 PM                           reply Member Joined: Jan 2010 i just went to get my legs waxed and heard from someone that shaving opens up your skin, because the razor takes off tiny bits of skin cells, so when u put lotion on after you shave it stings. this means that youre open to getting STDs. So if you shave down under, youve got to wait a while before "having fun" with a partner who hasn't been tested. i hate having that ' have u been tested?' conversation, its so embarrassing, but its better to be safe than sorry!