Genital male piercings

Body piercing has been practiced for thousands of years all over the world for beautification, religion, initiation rites or status reasons. Genital piercings also have a significant background and have been practiced for enhancing sexual pleasure, chastity, shocking or as a protest against a conser...

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Published inJournal of Mind and Medical Sciences Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 9 - 17
Main Authors Tampa, Mircea, Sarbu, Maria Isabela, Limbau, Alexandra, Costescu, Monica, Benea, Vasile, Georgescu, Simona Roxana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Lutheran University Association, Inc., dba Valparaiso University 01.04.2015
Ion Motofei, Carol Davila University
Subjects
Analysis
Body piercing
Circumcision
genital piercings
infibulation
sexual enhancement
United States
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Summary:Body piercing has been practiced for thousands of years all over the world for beautification, religion, initiation rites or status reasons. Genital piercings also have a significant background and have been practiced for enhancing sexual pleasure, chastity, shocking or as a protest against a conservative society. As the popularity of genital piercings increased in the last years, the number of complications is also on the rise. It is therefore important for the medical professionals to have at least basic knowledge regarding this practice, as it might be required in the management of unpredictable complications. Keywords: genital piercings, sexual enhancement, infibulation
ISSN:2392-7674
2392-7674