Piercing My Clit

At A Glance Author GatitaTrav Contact gatitatrav@aol.com Artist Cesar Studio Arte en La Piel Location Oaxaca, Mexico

I had been thinking about piercing my clitoris for a long time when I moved to Mexico in 1998. I just had always felt self concious about going into a studio and asking about it. . . the normal does it hurt, how long till I can have sex, kinda thingies. But I moved to Mexico, and met some people who wanted to open a tattoo and piercing studio there.

I am an artist, and had previously done my own tattoo art so I decided to work with them and open a studio. One of the guys there was my boyfriend at the time, and he was also doing the piercing in the studio. I talked to him about doing my clitoris and asked if he would like it. . . hehe he What do YOU think he said? He was definately game and was also able to answer most of my questions about it. So we went ahead with the procedure.

It actually hurt a lot less than I thought it would. He used a syringe to inject novicane in my clit and the sting of the needle was an odd turn on to me. About 10 minutes later we were ready to pierce. . . and I had thought the novicane would make it completely numb but i was definately able to feel the pain still. I realized how much i enjoy this kind of erotic pain during my experience- it felt awesome feeling him pull back my hood and stab the 10 gauge hollow needle through me. I was surprised at my liking of it - ive never thought about kinky sex like that - but was very aroused during the whole operation and i know it wasnt just because he was my boyfriend at the time. I quickly learned that intercourse isnt very affected by a clit ring, but oral sex and masturbation definately make it worth it. And to boot, now im always very open about letting future lovers know what i like. :-)

It took about a month to heal, walking and everyday life were not to greatly affected. Urination was not so easy a task. .. it really stung like a bee- but i soon got used to it and almost missed it when it had healed completely. The hardest part about the healing process was waiting to have sex with my boyfriend- i had thought that the clit would be stimulated more because of the sensativity there, but i guess thats not how ir works. We waited about 2 or 3 weeks before we had sex- it wasnt painful at all, and i realized i probably could have done it sooner- seeing as what a poor lover my man was at the time. (payed NO attention to MY needs. . . :) )

A lot of people have thought that i am bisexual or a lesbian because of this as well, ive never had any kind of sexual experiences with women, but recently have been considering it. I also had my tongue pierced (until recently i had 2 in but i took both out) and i have 15 holes in my ears. I also have a tattoo of a naked lady on my calf, a gargoyle cross with a wood nymph that sits on a stump with her hands between her legs. So this new piercing has in some ways broadened my sexual horizons- i have become more open to different positions, partners, and types- such as introducing other elements into the bedroom.

Another thing that i noticed with the new piercing was that it never really stopped hurting. I spent months without having sex or using it in any way shortly after i left my ex, and i gave it plenty of time to heal. But i noticed it hurt to the touch for the entire time. Later, when i was with a man again, and he played with it, it was very hard to let him. I am not sure if this is normal, or if it was done wrong- but to this day it still hurts. Not the way it used to, but a kida sting that feels like a burn from a fire or something. Even after i took the ring out for a few more months i was very sore- i thougth there was something wrong and that was part of the reason that i removed it as well.

I learned after a year of having my clit pierced that eventually a woman begins to lose sensitivity so i removed the small ring that i had grown so fond of and am now considering piercing my hood instead. But im also back in the states- in Portland, Oregon to be exact, and im back feeling shy again, the same as before i did the clitoris. . . LOL I would be more than happy to share more of my piercing and tattoo experiences to anyone that wants to know and i also have a website with photographs of my tattoos and me. Please feel free to email me and let me know what you think or if you want to see or hear more.