X marks the spot

The first time I saw someone get a piercing I almost passed out. I'm not talking about the little piercing gun for ear piercing, but rather the needle they use at piercing parlors. I watched the needle go through the skin above her belly button and decided I would never get any piercing other than the one I already had in each ear.

A little less than a year later I had gotten my own navel pierced. I guess I wanted to conquer my fears. I also watched my sister get a few other piercings (her tragus and an industrial) in the cartilage of her ear. At the time she was dating the owner of a piercing parlor so I decided to get another piercing - a helix piercing (also ear cartilage).

I thought both of my body piercings were great. They made me feel a little more edgy, but in a very benign way. The only downside to them was how long they took to heal. My navel was back to normal after 6 months but the cartilage of my ear took 2-3 years before it was completely healed. In those lengthy healing periods I repeatedly considered taking out the piercings, but I had taken so long working up to getting each that I stubbornly kept them in.

But when my sister told me (5-7 years later) that she was going to get her clitoral hood pierced and wanted me to get it done with her, I was a bit wary. I didn’t want to risk having a long healing period down there. I also remembered hearing stories in college, once firsthand, but usually second or thirdhand about how getting the piercing led to near-constant arousal and uncontrolled orgasms. It sounded nice to be easily stimulated but what about when I was at work or spending time with my parents - not exactly the kind of thing I wanted to have no control over. So I told my sister I'd have to do some research.

I learned that while getting the clitoris itself pierced was more likely to lead to the above mentioned outcomes, even that was likely an exaggeration or simply because the people who were telling these stories had just gotten their piercings (since there is often more sensitivity in the first few days).

After a couple months I told my sister I was game. Somewhere in there I also made my husband a deal (since he was excited for me to get the piercing) that if I got it done, he would get a frenum (underside of the penis) piercing.

So we all went together to the piercing parlor. I remember the piercing itself hurting horribly and feeling a little faint afterwards. The three of us agreed right away that our piercings gave us increased sensation. That sensation decreased as I got used to the feeling of the ball hovering over my clit. But it continues to be the magical x on the treasure map of find my clit and play with it. And best of all it healed quickly! Within 3 weeks it was completely healed.

My husband was not so lucky. His ring frequently got caught on his boxers with painful repercussions, made masturbating uncomfortable and never completely healed. So after 5 years he removed it. I was sad to lose the added stimulation during sex but happy for him not to be in pain anymore.

I love my clitoral hood piercing and would recommend it a low maintenance female piercing with the benefits of being nice to look at, fun for self-play and an easy aide for others interested in pleasuring you.