Category: Piercings

We would guess that many people who have had multiple piercings must at some time or other have thought about genital piercing. They may not have done it, but they thought about it.

Should you have this done?

Well, that’s up to you, but here are a few thoughts to help you consider it.

Why do people have genital piercings?

As a challenge to themselves, for the look, to show it off, to enhance their sex lives, whatever… It may be you already have many piercings, or your genital piercing may be your first, which is cool. You will have to be 18+ in the UK, more perhaps elsewhere.

What is the process involved?

Just like any other piercing, decide what you want. Find a picture if you can. Find a local piercer, contact them and explain what you want. Make an appointment, if possible. On the day, wear loose fitting clothes. Get there on time, having eaten, and take water. The piercer will clean, measure, twice, three times until you and they are happy. The needle will go through, the jewellery and you’re done. Pay and thank them.

Does it hurt?

We cannot say for sure, but probably. For a short time. Hey, they are sticking a needle through your skin.

Will it take long to heal?

Your piercer will advise, but often genital piercings heal relatively quickly and without issue. They will give you aftercare advice.

What does it cost?

Your piercer will advise. Genital piercings can be slightly more expensive than, say, nostril piercings because they take longer and are more complicated. For example, a septum may be £40 (or equivalent) and a Prince Albert £60.

This site could have a discussion forum but doesn’t.

There are many piercing sites out there that have places for a discussion, but so many seem abandoned. So many are just broken and abandoned.

For that reason, we have created our own, separate site.

It’s very simple and easy to use, and you can contribute and post pictures.

Is it possible to do any piercing on yourself? Technically yes. Putting a needle through your skin and adding some jewellery is not the hardest thing in the world, but doing it properly is not so easy.

Doing a couple of nostril piercings, say, means working with one or more mirrors. It’s all upside down and backwards. You can’t see what you are doing, only a reflection, and that makes it harder, though not impossible, to get good results.

This is one reason you go to a professional piercer. They can measure you up, but also cast a critical eye over the markings, to decide where it should be placed to look right, given the wonkiness of your anatomy.

However, it can be possible to pierce your own anatomy with real results, provided you can see it and have easy access.