Piercings Part 2: Ladies First

Last week, I started on a three part examination of genital body modification. This week, we're delving into the vulva, so prepare yourselves for a hot and wet journey.

Clitoral hood piercing: Yep, you read right, a piercing that goes straight through (vertically or horizontally, or both if you really like it) that cute little jacket covering up the clit. It only goes through the skin there not the clitoris itself, but the piercing indirectly stimulates the clitoris, usually resulting in an increase of sexual satisfaction because it will make you orgasm more. If you want to see, this is what it looks like.

Labia: The inside or outside lips of the vulva are pierced, usually in pairs, with one on either side. The exact location is purely up to the wearer. These piercings are more for visual than erotic pleasure because they don't add much in the way of stimulation. They're actually quite decorative, if you'd like to see.

Fourchette: Vertical perineum (a.k.a. that sensitive little spot between the genitals and anus) is only possible if you have a bit of skin there to pierce. Not everyone does, so please don't try it if you're not built for it. Some say it adds to pleasure, and I don't see why not, especially if you really like stimulation on that particular part of your body. Or, you might just think this piercing is decorative. Either way, it looks like this.

Clitoris: Yes, my friends, people do in fact get their little nub of pure sensitivity pierced. Straight through. No joke. You have to be absolutely positive you want this AND have a big enough clit to handle the piercing because any damage will not only be seriously painful but also permanent. Your hood also needs to be out of the way so that it can actually heal because otherwise you're screwed. For the brave souls who've gotten it now look like this.

So there you have it, ladies. All your possible options for genital body modification. Some for looks, some for pleasure... maybe both?

Either way, if you'd like to know more, look at Elayne Angel's site. The woman has been in the piercing business forever and has a whole book on the topic.

Stay tuned for next week's lesson on the boys. ;)

A Sexual Truth

Remember that dry-humping phase you went through back in the day? Rubbing your crotch up against someone in the backseat of a car or on the couch while your parents were in the other room. If you’re a woman, you know exactly how it felt. If you were with a woman, you remember the look on her face when you did.

Unfortunately, what felt so great about this for the ladies has been lost in the journey through the bases.

Last week, I dispelled the myth that the G-Spot is what women really need stimulated to make them orgasm. This cultural myth perpetuates Sigmund Freud’s theory that vaginal intercourse is the only true way to achieve orgasm for a woman.

My dear friends, men and women alike, let me introduce you to my favorite little button on the female body, the portion of anatomy that drove her mild in the aforementioned dry-humping phase: the clitoris.

Photo credit TheGirlDoctor.com

The clitoris, usually known as the clit, is a little nub below the clitoral hood and above the urethral opening on a woman’s body. The clit is home to about 8000 nerve endings, making it THE most sensitive spot on a woman’s body.

Why would you want to ignore that?

Even better: the sole purpose of the clitoris is sexual pleasure. It engorges with blood during sexual arousal, much like the penis. Unfortunately for women, this little bud with infinite potential is outside the vagina and very, very small – only about ¾ an inch in length and less than ¼ inch in diameter on average.

Getting this nub to fill with blood enough for it to peek out from under the hood and want to come out to play is a minor triumph in and of itself.

But the more important hurdle to overcome is how to touch it.

Some women like light pressure. Others like a little rubbing with the palm or a finger. And even more ways to drive the ladies crazy abound: light circular motions, pinching, flicking, sucking, licking, any intensity of vibration…

It’s all up to her. Pressure, intensity, and motions all vary, but there is generally one way that suits her best.

The challenge for you: figure it out. Whether it’s a challenge for your own clitoris or your partner’s, it’s absolutely crucial to put in the time to figure it out.

Why, you ask?

Because it’s the key to female pleasure, of course. Why would you ever want to deny yourself or any woman an orgasm of exquisite quality?

You wouldn’t.

So play with that little clittie and let its desires control you. ;)