Frenulum piercing
Location	Underside of penile shaft
Jewelry	Barbell, captive bead ring
Healing	2 to 5 weeks
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A frenulum piercing is a type of body piercing located on the underside of the shaft of the penis. A series of parallel frenulum piercings is known as a frenum ladder. A frenum ladder may be extended to include lorum piercings, hafada piercings and guiche piercings. Image File history File links Frenulumpiercing. ... The penis (plural penises, penes) is an external male sexual organ. ... externally threaded barbell 14K gold barbells in front of 24K gold for color comparison. ... 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. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The penis (plural penises, penes) is an external male sexual organ. ... Parallel is a term in geometry and in everyday life that refers to a property in Euclidean space of two or more lines or planes, or a combination of these. ... A Frenulum Ladder, also known as a Jacobs Ladder, consists of a series of frenulum piercings often extending from below the head of the penis and extending as far as the base of the shaft of the penis. ... A lorum piercing A lorum is a male genital piercing, placed horizontally on the underside of the penis at its base, where the penis meets the scrotum. ... A hafada piercing is a surface piercing located anywhere on the skin of the scrotum. ... Guiche piercings are located between the scrotum and the anus (a female guiche piercing would be located between the genitalia and the anus, and hence in the same place as the male guiche — it is, however, extremely rare). ...

Placement

Frenulum piercings are almost always pierced perpendicular to the shaft of the penis. They may be pierced through the frenulum that connects the head of the penis to the shaft, or anywhere further down the shaft of the penis. Less commonly, frenulum piercings may be pierced along the top or even the sides of the shaft of the penis. A frenulum (or frenum, plural: frenula or frena, from the Latin frēnulum, little bridle, the diminutive of frēnum ) is a small fold of tissue that secures or restricts the motion of a mobile organ in the body. ...

Healing

Frenulum piercings generally require from two to five weeks to fully heal. Depending on the placement it may be a surface piercing, but due to both the vascular, fast healing nature of the penis, and loose nature of the skin in that area, frenum piercings rarely reject if pierced properly, although they may migrate. For other uses, see Skin (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that rejection rate be merged into this article or section. ...

Stretching of the piercing is generally recommended at least one month after the piercing has fully healed.

Jewelry

Both barbells and rings can be worn in frenum piercings, both as initial jewelery and on an ongoing basis. Sometimes, when rings are worn, the diameter of the ring is specifically chosen so that the ring can be worn encircling the penis. A wide variety of chastity devices make use of frenum piercings to secure themselves to the penis, as part of fetish or BDSM activities. externally threaded barbell 14K gold barbells in front of 24K gold for color comparison. ... 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. ... Venetian chastity belt on display in the Doges palace. ... Sexual fetishism, first described as such by Sigmund Freud though the concept and certainly the activity is quite ancient, is a form of paraphilia where the object of affection is a specific inanimate object or part of a persons body. ... Collars are a commonly used symbol of BDSM and can be ornamental or functional. ...

History and culture

The earliest literary reference to frenum piercings occurs in Die künstlichen Verunstaltungen des Körpers bei den Batta. Zeitschrift fur Ethnologie (16:217-225, 1884), which states: "Amongst the Timorese of Indonesia, the Frenulum beneath the glans penis is pierced with brass rings...the function of the ring is to enhance stimulation during sex." Anecdotal piercing lore associates this piercing (along with many other male genital piercings) with various chastity devices that have been used throughout history, although there is little hard data to back up this claim. Year 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

In contemporary society, frenum piercings were primarily found amongst the members of gay BDSM subcultures, until body piercing became re-introduced to mainstream society in the late 70's and early 80's. GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... Collars are a commonly used symbol of BDSM and can be ornamental or functional. ... In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a set of people with a set of behaviors and beliefs, culture, which could be distinct or hidden, that differentiate them from the larger culture to which they belong. ...

Frenum piercings are often intended to provide sexual pleasure to both the bearer and the person he is having sexual intercourse with. They may also be used to attach chastity devices to the bearer, denying them sexual pleasure. It has been suggested that Duration of sexual intercourse be merged into this article or section. ... A chastity belt is a locking item of clothing designed to prevent sexual intercourse and possibly masturbation. ...

See also

• Body piercing
• Genital modification