Archive-name: bodyart/piercing-faq/personal-experiences/partD
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The rec.arts.bodyart Piercing FAQ is divided into 30 parts: 1--Introduction 2A--Jewelry Materials 2B--Jewelry Sizes & Designs 2C--Facial Piercings & Their Suggested Jewelry 2D--Body Piercings & Their Suggested Jewelry 2E--Genital Piercings & Their Suggested Jewelry 3--Getting A New Piercing 4A--Professional Organizations, Piercing Instruction 4B--Professional Piercers - United States - Alabama - California 4C--Professional Piercers - United States - Colorado - Iowa 4D--Professional Piercers - United States - Kansas - Nevada 4E--Professional Piercers - United States - New Hampshire - North Dakota 4F--Professional Piercers - United States - Ohio - Pennsylvania 4G--Professional Piercers - United States - Rhode Island - Wyoming 4H--Professional Piercers - Canada 4I--Professional Piercers - Beyond N. America 4J--Professional Piercers - Beyond N. America Cont'd 5--Care Of New Piercings 6--The Healing Process & Healing Problems 7--Healed Piercings 8--Historical Information 9--Resource List 9B--Resource List Cont'd 10A--Personal Experiences - Facial & Unisex Piercings 10B--Personal Experiences - Genital Piercings 10C--Personal Experiences - Genital Piercings Cont'd 10D--Personal Experiences - Genital Piercings Cont'd 11A--Jewelry Manufacturers 11B--Jewelry Manufacturers Cont'd 11C--Jewelry Manufacturers Cont'd This section includes: 10D Personal Experiences - Genital Piercings Cont'd 10D.1 Inner Labia Piercing 10D.2 Fourchette Piercing 10D.3 Dolphin Piercing 10D.4 Childbirth with Clitoral Hood Piercing All texts written and (c) 1999 by Anne Greenblatt unless otherwise noted. Please see Part 1 of the FAQ for information regarding copyright and dissemination of the FAQ. DISCLAIMER! The Piercing FAQ contains material of a sexually explicit nature. The information contained in the Piercing FAQ should not be construed as medical advice. 10D PIERCING PERSONAL EXPERIENCES - GENITAL PIERCINGS CONT'D ============================================================= 10D.1 Inner Labia Piercing by Laura Bryannan <laura@isp.nwu.edu> I'd been itching to get a below-the-neck pierce for *ages* and finally decided to get my inner labia pierced. I have one 10g ring that goes through both labia, just underneath my clit (you can see a picture of the type of pierce I got in BME). I decided on this particular pierce for sexual aid reasons. The underside of my clit is *so* sensitive, any time a tongue, finger or pubes scrapes along there it borders on pain unless I'm totally aroused. After twenty years of this I decided to do something about it! It seemed to me that my clit hood could be treated just like any other hood, with the ring essentially "tying" it underneath my clit to prevent access from underneath. I discussed this theory with my piercer (Bliss, a very helpful and knowledgeable woman here in Chicago) and she agreed--I had enough inner labia to hold a ring (not all women do). We spent some time discussing the placement; I didn't want the ring so close to my clit that it would rub against it, or so far away to not perform it's purpose. I had been hoping that the ordeal could be done with one pierce through both labia at the same time, but Bliss disagreed. She decided that healing would be facilitated with two pierces and two rings for the initial healing process. This was a bit of a scare for me, but I demurred to her judgement, even though I was afraid I'd get through the first pierce and then tell her, "Forget it!" Bliss took her time making sure everything was just right, placement-wise, and then we were ready. The clamp went on and I was instructed to breathe slowly and deeply. The first pierce happened so quickly I was surprised and amazed how little it hurt--one sharp pain and then it was over--I didn't even feel the ring going in. The second pierce hurt a little more (probably because I knew what to expect at that point) but still no more than my ear cartiledge pierces - definitely not enough to have waited as long as I did to get it done! So, there I was with two 10g 1/2" rings in my privates! They bled for a day or so, and I'll admit I was a bit squicky about them that first night when they were the most ouchy, but the healing process went much faster than I could ever have imagined--no pain after two days! Thanks to a tip I read in rec.arts.bodyart, I was ready for my first cleaning with a small jar that I filled with warm water and simply held to the area to loosen the crusties and blood that had accumulated on the rings. This technique worked like a champ! Bliss recommended using Summer's Eve Feminine Wash as a cleansing agent as I'm allergic to Betadine-type solutions, and this worked just fine for me. I washed diligently twice a day and didn't have one problem infection-wise. I switched myself over from two rings to one sooner than Bliss preferred--after two weeks--but I had no problems there either, only pleasure. The pierce looks great and feels wonderful--I couldn't keep my hands out of my pants for over a month! It will be a great help for clueless lovers as it stimulates my entire clitoral area as a unit; I figure it can also serve as a road sign "Clit this way -->" (above the ring, folks!) If this is a pierce you're considering, I'd definitely say "Go for it!" You won't regret it! 1996 update: I've stretched this pierce and now wear an 8g 1/2" ring there. I've also added a 10g 7/16" horizontal clit hood pierce to the constellation. Between the two rings, my sex life has been *greatly* enhanced (yes, I've tried them out in real life at this point!) Not all women find their orgasmic ability increased this way, but I was one of the lucky ones, I guess. My lover thinks they're wonderful as well--he loves how they look and he finds they make even easier to turn me on than it was before! Again, I say, "Go for it gals!" 10D.2 Fourchette Piercing by Julie Nicholson <Joiner@gnn.com> October 1996 My experience with my fourchette piercing was a little different than most people's piercing experiences. I had it done at Taurian Body Piercing in Houston, TX. They are an excellent shop with a good reputation (and my boyfriend works there). Anyways, I decided to have my piercing done by Michael Heath, one of the apprentices in his second level of piercings. This was his first fourchette piercing. After filling out the appropriate paperwork, I settled down on the piercing table. I had been pierced quite a few times before (and I'm a piercer) so I was well aquainted with the routine. Since this was Michael's first fourchette piercing, and since this piercing is still relativly uncommon, Byriah (the owner of the shop and senior piercer) asked if I minded if Mike (my boyfriend and the other apprentice) observed the piercing as well. Of course I didn't mind, though I thought he might've been a little uncomfortable watching two other men observe and pierce my genitals. I removed my pants and underwear and lay prone on the table. Byriah asked me to put my feet together so that they would have full access to my genitalia. That was a little uncomfortable for me, as I am not all that flexible, but it wasn't too bad. After getting into the position I tried to get my mind in focus, and listen to what was happening at the same time. First, Byriah spread me open a little bit and gently tugged on the area to be pierced, showing Michael and Mike exactly where the fourchette is located. He invited them to feel the area for themselves. ( I didn't mind this, as we are all professionals and I feel very comfortable with them) When they were touching the area ( which is, for you who don't know, the bottom lip of the vaginal opening, pierced out toward the anus) I didn't feel too much of a sensation. This lessened my fears as I realized that my fourchette itself isn't very sensative. Marking took awhile as this area can be tricky and because Byriah was instructing both Mike and Michael. As the marking process was coming to a close, I began my breathing. Slow inhales through my nose, and out through my mouth. I concentrated solely on breathing, becoming almost oblivious to what the piercers were doing. Marking was finished and they got prepared for the piercing. Byriah let me know they were going to clamp the area. They used a very small pair of pennington forcepts. Both Byriah and Michael are excessivly gentle, but the clamps were very uncomfortable, especially when Michael was moving the tissue to get the marks lined up. It felt like I was being bitten by a small animal. Once the clamps were in place, Michael took over. I had gotten into a very good relaxed cycle of breathing and I continued this as I heard him letting me know that he was ready. In a few quick seconds, the piercing was done. I barely felt a thing, the sharpness of the needle as he got it into position, and then a quick burn as his guided it through. We had decided to put a 14g barbell in the piercing as I understood that the area can stretch and I didn't want to start too big. I felt great! A little rush, butbthat was all. I put my clothes back on and I couldn't even feel that the piercing was there. I was a little dissapointed, since I was hoping for a little sensation, but it wasn't sore or anything, and my clothes didn't seem to effect it at all. The next morning, as I was showering the worst thing I could think of happened. I heard a tinkle and saw my bottom ball of the floor of the shower. I didn't panic, I got out and attempted to screw it back on. Unfortunatly, Mike had gone to work so I was on my own. If you can try to imagine screwing the ball on a 14g barbell when it's in a piercing that's facing your ass, you can see it wasn't easy. It took me close to 45 minutes to get myself into a position that I had access to the area and could see enough (with the help of a mirror) to get that sucker screwed back on. Luckily that was my only mishap with this piercing. With the barbell I found no problems relating to comfort, as far as intercourse, it doesn't "do" anything for me, but I haven't had problems with it twisting or getting in the way. (except for that one time it got hung up somehow with Mike's ampallang, but that's a different story) I have tried fisting with it in, and I for one only found that somewhat uncomfortable. Recently, for a change of pace, I tried wearing a ring in it. I enjoyed the sentsation of the ring being tugged on, but it was way too bulky for rough sex in any position. The piercing has stretched on it's own to 10g. I have a girlfriend whose piercing has stretched so much that the barbell will slip right through. I think that may be the main difficulty with this piercing. Otherwise, I think it's a very attractive addition to my genitalia. 10D.3 Dolphin Piercing by E. George Oeser <synergy@nc5.infi.net> 02 Feb 1997 A few weeks ago you emailed me requesting an account of getting my dolphin piercing for the faq, well, here it is. To start at the begining I got a PA about 2 years ago. All was well with the PA and I stretched up to 6ga and was pretty happy with it over all. But about a year ago an idea popped into my head. WHat if a second hole was made further down the shaft and the 2 holes joined by one piece of jewelry? Well I posted to r.a.b. about it and found out that it had been done and that it had a name, dolphin. While I was happy to hear that it had been done before, I did wonder about the people warning me about the possibilitiy of urinary tract infections. These warnings however didn't scare me off and I asked my piercer about doing the pierce. He seemed to have no interest in doing it, but asked me what I had found out (we went thru the same thing before he did my lateral ear lobe pierce) we talked about it and he said he would have to think about it. The idea of this pierce basicly left me for a while, but one day I decided that it had been too long since I had gotten a new hole and I called my piercer. He said he was willing to do it and so we set up a time. I went to the shop a few days later with a freind and a video camera (hey, if I ever adopt a grandkid) and got ready for the pierce. I had marked the spot for the piercing earlier (figured it would be good to mark it when erect) and so the piercer (Ian Bishop at Lone Wolf Bodyart in Nashville) got everything ready and went to work. The pierce was performed just like a PA except deeper and went off with out a hitch. We wondered how the jewelry insertion would go since he had to manuver the 10ga 1/2" ring thru 2 holes, but it was very simple. The bead was inserted and I was on my way home. When I got home I found that I had been doing quite a bit of bleeding... a hell of a lot of bleeding, but this wasn't a complete surprise. I will say that it did bleed quite a bit more than my PA, but since this pierce went thru slightly more tissue I wasn't too surprised by this. About 3 days later the bleeding stopped and all seemed fine, for the moment at least. After about a wekk I began to get a bit concerned as the pierce was still quite painful, and after 2 weeks I was getting really worried. I went back to the piercer and he took a look at the pierce and noticed that the ring was a bit too wide and seemed to be moving the original PA hole forward, not to mention that I noticed anytime there was pressure on the ring from my clothing I was put through some pain that is almost unbelievable. We finnaly got a curved barbell that would fit the pierce and installed it and from that point there have been no problems at all. So what is having a dolphin like? in a word, wonderful. It is like having a PA without any of the problems, no more problems with urination, and no painful twisting of the ring in my sleep which I sometimes experienced with the PA, as far as sex goes, it is just as good if not better, it really feels like there is a lot more metal in my ureathra although I'm not sure if the actual amount is any greater. The only problem I can see is that I can no longer hang 3lb weights off my penis to impress my friends :) All in all, it looks great, it feels great, and I no longer piss on my feet... I think I like it. 10D.4 Childbirth with Clitoral Hood Piercing by Samantha <blackcat@poboxes.com> August 1998 At the moment I wear a 14ga stainless steel captive bead ring, because my teardrop-shaped ring was somehow uncomfortable during pregnancy, although I don't now why. The topic of what to do with my pierce came up some weeks before the due date during one of the prenatal appointments with my midwife. She was really interested in how it was done and who did it and why one would like to have something like the clit hood pierced (now *that* was easy to explain). We discussed if I would have to take the ring out when giving birth and she said it would be better to take it out just in case, although she didn't think the ring would be really in the way. So when the birth started (my waters broke) I didn't think about the ring at all and left it in all through the first stage of labour. Only when I was nearly ready to push the midwife reminded me of the ring and Chris (my husband) took it out. The bead is quite loose, so he was able to open it without pliers. He put some almond oil on the ring and rotated it through the hole to keep it lubricated and moist and then took the ring out. 90 minutes later our son was born without any problems and about an hour later Chris re-inserted the ring. I was really surprised that the hole didn't close a bit, but maybe I just didn't feel that the hole was smaller because of the oil. Chris used some oil again and nearly didn't manage to get the slippery bead in. Before the birth I didn't expect to keep the hole because I thought genital pierces would close very fast and I already thought about getting it redone, but I am very glad I didn't have to. -- -- Anne Greenblatt Manager of the rec.arts.bodyart Piercing FAQ Piercing Exquisite http://www.piercingexquisite.com User Contributions: |
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