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Nobody is really sure when humans first decided to wear undies, but it is commonly accepted that they were purely functional and served to protect your delicate nether regions against the environment.

Prince Harry and his frozen todger might be able to tell you more about that, but if we consider that Victoria’s Secret was only founded in 1977, the real reason for wrapping our junk in cotton seems shrouded in lacy mystery.

But unless you are trekking through the Arctic, do you really need underwear?

According to a recent survey by Vanity Fair, 25% of us prefer to go commando, but when it comes to our genitals, it’s always best to ask an expert instead of heading to Reddit for advice.

Lucky for us, genital health experts have now looked at the pros and cons of going freebird:

The potential benefits of going sans drawers can differ, depending on what’s in your pants. The choice to wear underwear or not is very much a personal one. But considering certain factors can help.

We will spare you the squishy details, which you can find here, but it is safe to say there seem to be more good reasons to ditch the bloomers than there are reasons to keep tugging cotton out of your crack a hundred times a day.

Even the phrase ‘going commando’ seems to originate from the Vietnam War, during which soldiers ditched their underwear to reduce fungal infections when they were unable to wash for several days.

There’s no real medical reason to wear it at all — and in some cases, it may do more harm to your genitals than good.

All the experts seem to agree though, that ditching your underpants is a personal choice and depends on what equipment you have to begin with. Underwear has almost become an accessory like jewellery and shoes, so we don’t think the $74,5 billion industry is under threat from free-spirited almost-nudist.

For those of you who might be interested in the history of underwear, check out this fascinating article.

Perhaps now that we’ve managed to free the nipple (sort of), it might be time to give your ‘yoni‘ some breathing space.

[sources: bussinsider&theitalian&vanityfair&statista]