My clitoral hood was the only piercing I ever wanted, and thus far, it is my only piercing. So unfortunately, I cannot compare this process of piercing to any other piercing experience. On a zero to ten scale though, with ten being the most painful, I would give getting the piercing itself a sharp four. It only takes a moment, and in my opinion the uncomfortable five seconds are well worth it. For placement, the bar goes straight through my hood, with the top ball on top of the clitoral hood and the bottom ball resting on top of the external clitoris.
So, what has having a piercing changed for me?
1. My relationship with my vulva: Though I like to think I had a fairly positive relationship with my vulva, there was no aesthetic appreciation involved. I never randomly glanced down at my vulva and grinned. This has become a fairly common, and happy, practice.
2. Showering: I've certainly masturbated in the shower before, but showering has never been an intrinsically erotic experience for myself. Now, with a stream of water somehow always hitting part of my piercing, it has become much more fun.
3. Menstruation: I hate tampons; I find them very uncomfortable, probably in part because my vagina is off-center. So I'm a devoted pad user, and thus menstrual blood has gotten on the bottom part of the piercing. This enabled me to become much more comfortable with my menstrual blood and not freak out if some blood gets on my fingers.
4. Running: For the first few days after the piercing, when my vulva was really raw, just walking was an awesome experience. Having healed now, three weeks later, walking doesn't really do anything, but running or going up or down stairs does. In that way I find the piercing similar to kegel balls- once you're used to them, orgasmic walking simply doesn't happen for myself. (Unless I'm consistently doing kegels/trying to orgasm whilst walking.) For myself, the VCH piercing has certainly made it easier to find time for exercise.
5. Underwear Use: Pre-piercing, whenever I wasn't on my period, I would not wear underwear unless dressing up. Now, I tend to wear it as a safety, especially if I'm wearing jeans. I also now see the aesthetic appeal of black sheer panties, when there's a tiny metal glint peeking through.
6. Hair: Pre-piercing, I never had a strong preference for my own pubic hair. I randomly cycled through completely bare, completely there, and somewhere in-between. With the piercing though, I go for bare or a small cute shape to highlight my piercing.
7. Masturbation: This was my favorite, somehow not expected, result of getting a piercing. I knew it would change my masturbation habits, but I didn't anticipate how drastically they would change. Without a piercing, I tend to masturbate with tons of direct clitoral stimulation. With a ball blocking direct access to my clitoris, masturbation (without toys) has become way more playful and indirect.
8. Toy Use: For insertable toys, nothing changed for myself. For external, and usually vibrating toys, my preferences drastically shifted. Pre-piercing lighter vibrators, such as the Toyfriend line, just didn't do it for me. They were fun to play with, but they certainly weren't going to make me orgasm without a great deal of effort on my part. With the piercing, light vibrators, especially Toyfriend's Mystic, became fantastic. While healing, I would not recommend using a vibrator unless you're comfortable with pain. And once you are healed, it may be better to start with light vibrators rather than say a Hitachi.
2. Showering: I've certainly masturbated in the shower before, but showering has never been an intrinsically erotic experience for myself. Now, with a stream of water somehow always hitting part of my piercing, it has become much more fun.
3. Menstruation: I hate tampons; I find them very uncomfortable, probably in part because my vagina is off-center. So I'm a devoted pad user, and thus menstrual blood has gotten on the bottom part of the piercing. This enabled me to become much more comfortable with my menstrual blood and not freak out if some blood gets on my fingers.
4. Running: For the first few days after the piercing, when my vulva was really raw, just walking was an awesome experience. Having healed now, three weeks later, walking doesn't really do anything, but running or going up or down stairs does. In that way I find the piercing similar to kegel balls- once you're used to them, orgasmic walking simply doesn't happen for myself. (Unless I'm consistently doing kegels/trying to orgasm whilst walking.) For myself, the VCH piercing has certainly made it easier to find time for exercise.
5. Underwear Use: Pre-piercing, whenever I wasn't on my period, I would not wear underwear unless dressing up. Now, I tend to wear it as a safety, especially if I'm wearing jeans. I also now see the aesthetic appeal of black sheer panties, when there's a tiny metal glint peeking through.
6. Hair: Pre-piercing, I never had a strong preference for my own pubic hair. I randomly cycled through completely bare, completely there, and somewhere in-between. With the piercing though, I go for bare or a small cute shape to highlight my piercing.
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Wooo! I about jumped out of my skin with pleasure when the ears were playing with my clit and someone kept surprising me where it would get me next! – symbiasin
7. Masturbation: This was my favorite, somehow not expected, result of getting a piercing. I knew it would change my masturbation habits, but I didn't anticipate how drastically they would change. Without a piercing, I tend to masturbate with tons of direct clitoral stimulation. With a ball blocking direct access to my clitoris, masturbation (without toys) has become way more playful and indirect.
8. Toy Use: For insertable toys, nothing changed for myself. For external, and usually vibrating toys, my preferences drastically shifted. Pre-piercing lighter vibrators, such as the Toyfriend line, just didn't do it for me. They were fun to play with, but they certainly weren't going to make me orgasm without a great deal of effort on my part. With the piercing, light vibrators, especially Toyfriend's Mystic, became fantastic. While healing, I would not recommend using a vibrator unless you're comfortable with pain. And once you are healed, it may be better to start with light vibrators rather than say a Hitachi.
Great article!
Thanks!
Thanx so much- off to do more research- especially excited about the part about lighter vibes doing the trick!!