To cure pubic lice forever you have to get serious.

Treating yourself is easy, but not enough. Since pubic lice infestation is considered a sexually transmitted disease, you need to treat your partner as well or you’ll get them right back. A person could have pubic lice and not even know it, so don’t call your partner a liar if they insist they’re clean. If you have it, your partner has it, end of story. If your partner does not consent to treatment, it is not worth treating yourself. And it is better if both are treated at the same time. If you receive treatment, but then have only one encounter with an infected person, you should be treated again.

And, since we’re talking about STD exposure, if you’ve acquired pubic lice, you may have acquired a second STD and should be checked out by a health professional since STDs, like people, come in pairs.

As for treatment, here are 3 options: chemical treatment, shaving and heat death.

Chemical treatment is probably the most popular. The same chemicals that treat head lice treat pubic lice. You don’t need to see a doctor for this, although as I said, it’s a good idea to get checked for other STDs. You can buy over-the-counter lice treatments, such as Nix or Rid, or generic equivalents. Of course, you need to treat the pubic area, not the head. Since lice live around the hair, you should treat any hairy areas, including the pubic area, the inner part of the adjacent thighs and the back towards the buttocks. The hairier you are, the larger the area you will need to treat. It is very important to leave the product for as long as the package indicates. Chemicals do not kill on immediate contact.

Shaving is another option that you can use alone or in combination with a chemical treatment. Shave all pubic hair, hair on the adjacent thighs, and toward the buttocks. You will probably need to repeat this every few days for a week or two to make sure no lice have been missed.

For patients who are not interested in shaving or concerned about the use of chemicals, a third option is heat treatment. The Lousebuster was developed for the treatment of head lice, but could also be used on other areas of the body. Just make sure you don’t burn yourself with this hot air device. The hot air works by drying out the lice and eggs, eventually killing them by dehydration. Again, a single treatment may not be effective.

In addition to the steps above, you’ll want to wash all bedding, towels, and clothing in hot water. Avoid sharing these items with other people, especially children.

So how do you know if you are cured?

For starters, how did you diagnose yourself in the first place? She probably had an itch in her genital area and then found small crab-like insects in her pubic or groin area. Or maybe you saw small black dots in the muzzle area that seemed to move.

To answer the question, when you’ve treated yourself thoroughly, washed bedding, towels, and clothing, and haven’t had any symptoms or seen lice for at least two weeks afterward, you can consider yourself cured.

Once again, make sure your partner does the same and give them this article to read.