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Encyclopedia > Clitoral hood piercing

A clitoral hood piercing is a female genital piercing through the clitoral hood surrounding the clitoris. There are two main types of hood piercing, the vertical clitoral hood piercing and the horizontal clitoral hood piercing. As the name indicates, the difference is in the direction the piercing is oriented in the skin above the clitoris. Neither of these piercings penetrates the clitoris itself. Body piercing is a form of body modification. ... In female human anatomy, the clitoral hood, (also called prepuce), is a fold of skin that surrounds and protects the clitoral glans. ... The clitoris (Greek ) is a female sexual organ. ...

Horizontal clitoral hood piercing
Horizontal clitoral hood piercing

Like most genital piercings, these piercings have relatively short healing times, due to the amount of blood flow to the area. During the healing period however, the piercing is a wound and can increase the risk of sexually transmitted diseases. Image File history File links en: Clitoris piercing de: Piercing der Klitorisvorhaut Picture taken by FWGDE on June 23, 2005 and uploaded to de. ... Image File history File links en: Clitoris piercing de: Piercing der Klitorisvorhaut Picture taken by FWGDE on June 23, 2005 and uploaded to de. ... Superficial bullet wounds In medicine, a wound is a type of physical trauma wherein the skin is torn, cut or punctured (an open wound), or where blunt force trauma causes a contusion (a closed wound). ... Sexually-transmitted infections (STIs), also known as sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs), are diseases that are commonly transmitted between partners through some form of sexual activity, most commonly vaginal intercourse, oral sex, or anal sex. ...

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Vertical Clitoral Hood Piercing

In a vertical hood piercing, the clitoral hood is usually pierced in a manner that causes the jewelry to rest directly on the clitoris, often enhancing sensation. The clitoris (Greek ) is a female sexual organ. ...


Horizontal Clitoral Hood Piercing

Placement of horizontal hood piercings are primarily decorative, although they may increase sensation to a lesser extent than the vertical hood piercing, depending on the placement, the jewelry and the individual.


Jewelry

A wide variety of body piercing jewelry can be worn in clitoral hood piercings. Barbells, J-bars and other bar-style jewelry are common in vertical hood piercings, and both captive bead rings and barbells are common in horizontal hood piercings. It is not uncommon for the beads of a barbell to be decorative, as is common in navel piercings. Body piercing jewelry is jewelry manufactured specifically for use in body piercing. ... externally threaded barbell Barbell style piercing jewelry is composed of a straight bar and with a bead on each end, one or both beads unscrew for removal and/or changing of the beads. ... externally threaded barbell Barbell style piercing jewelry is composed of a straight bar and with a bead on each end, one or both beads unscrew for removal and/or changing of the beads. ... A captive bead ring Captive bead (or ball closure or, less commonly, captive ball) rings (CBRs) are pieces of body piercing jewelry, where a small bead is squeezed into an opening in a metal ring. ... Two female navels, pierced and fitted with barbell jewelry. ...


History

The origin of this piercing pre-dates the popularity of contemporary body piercing.


It is commonly believed that these piercings, and all genital piercings, provide added sexual stimulation to the bearer. The amount of that stimulation is dependent on many factors, including placement, jewelry and the individual. There are urban legends about hood piercings (which are often confused with clitoris piercings) either causing uncontrolled sexual stimulation or even orgasm, or where the constant stimulation leads to the desensitization of the clitoris and the difficulty or inability of the bearer to orgasm. There are no known cases of either of these things occurring. Urban Legend is also the name of a 1998 movie. ... Clitoris piercing A clitoris piercing is a piercing typically through the clitoral hood. ... It has been suggested that Dry orgasm be merged into this article or section. ... Desensitization is a method to reduce or eliminate an organisms negative reaction to a substance or stimulus. ...


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  • Body Modification E-Zine Encyclopedia entry on clitoral hood piercings
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Clitoral hood piercing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (403 words)
In a vertical hood piercing, the clitoral hood is usually pierced in a manner that causes the jewelry to rest directly on the clitoris, often enhancing sensation.
It is not uncommon for the beads of a barbell to be decorative, as is common in navel piercings.
There are urban legends about hood piercings (which are often confused with clitoris piercings) either causing uncontrolled sexual stimulation or even orgasm, or where the constant stimulation leads to the desensitization of the clitoris and the difficulty or inablity of the bearer to orgasm.
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