以往，体毛被视为男性阳刚美的重要标志，但如今情况发生了变化。近几年，越来越多的男性到美容中心或自己动手去除体毛。
为了进一步了解男性的去毛习惯，研究人员对106名同性恋男性和228名异性恋男性进行了匿名网上调查。调查项目包括是否进行过去毛，去毛频率，采取何种去毛措施以及去毛的动机。相关报道发表在最近的爱思唯尔期刊《体象》（Body Image）上。调查结果表明，有去毛经验的男性不在少数，而这其中同性恋男性去毛的比例更高。大约一半的受访者使用脱毛蜡、脱毛膏或去毛器去除背部和臀部的体毛。超过80%的受访者表示他们使用去毛器去除阴毛。
研究结果还表明，无论是同性恋男性还是异性恋男性，他们去除体毛的动机都是为了是自己更加具有吸引力。同性恋和异性恋的男性都具有去除体毛的习惯，对外表的关注点也很相似。（生物谷Bioon.com）
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Body Image，doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2008.04.001，Yolanda Martins, Libby Churchett
Hair today, gone tomorrow: A comparison of body hair removal practices in gay and heterosexual men
Although hairlessness is rapidly becoming a component of the ideal male body, little research has examined men's concerns about their body hair or their hair removal practices. Samples of gay and heterosexual men completed questionnaires that assessed whether they had ever removed their back, buttock or pubic hair, the frequency with which they did so, the methods used and their self-reported reasons for removing this hair, as well as their level of appearance investment. Results indicated that many gay and heterosexual men remove their back, buttock and pubic hair regularly and that their primary reason for doing so is to maintain or improve their appearance. The frequency of hair removal was also associated with the motivational salience component of appearance investment. The findings offer further support to the premise that gay and heterosexual men exhibit similar body image concerns.
