A professor at Pace University in New York conducted a study to find out the most popular pubic hair grooming trends among different genders and orientations, Campus Reform reported.

Psychology professor Tyrel Starks has recently released the results of his study, "Public Hair: To Trim or Not to Trim." It is the first report in a larger study called "How to Date, Have Sex, and Form Relationships Today."

Stark said the study is important because "an awareness of pubic hair trends is a factor in seeking relationships," Campus Reform reported.

"Research suggests that what we do (or don't do) with our body hair really does matter to those whom we are so trying to attract," Starks wrote in an article on Huffington Post Gay Voices, a sponsor of the study.

Stark said people's preoccupation with trimming, plucking and shaving hair may not be completely unwarranted.

For the study, researchers asked study participants if they preferred that their partners trim, go bare or be natural.

Starks said men - at least the ones attracted to women - seem to find women more attractive when they trim or shave their pubic hair.  He said women tend to have a more flexible aesthetic; some studies suggest that women find men with manicured pubic hair are more attractive than those who don't, and others say it does not matter.

 "Guys typically report that shaving their pubic hair makes them "feel cleaner," or helps them look more defined - muscular," Starks wrote. "Women, on the other hand, tend to seek normalcy through hair removal. It's less about accenting the goods and more about making them acceptable."

Starks said the main goal of his study is to dispel some of the myths and stereotypes between the dating habits of the LGBTQ community and heterosexuals.