I had wanted a horizontal hood piercing ever since one of my friends in college got her labia pierced...it looked so damn cool. I tried for years to build up the courage and it never happened until one day I was sitting at home on a Friday night without anything to do and made a split-second decision to get it done. I called the tattoo/piercing shop that I had heard was good and made an appointment for midnight. I tried my hardest not to think about it and just got in my car and drove over. I would not recommend to anyone to make such an immediate decision. I got very lucky because I lived near one of the best shops in town, but I can't imagine how terrible it would be to really damage my body because I didn't take the time to plan and prepare.
At A Glance Author anonymous Contact anonymous@bme.anon When Five years ago Studio Tattoo Factory Location Chicago When I got there I filled out all the obligatory paperwork and then was lead back to the piercing area by the very nice man that was about to pierce my most private of parts. I didn't realize prior to making my appointment that they didn't have the most private area for piercing. The only thing separating me from everyone else in the store was a very short screen. I was so ramped up about the idea of getting a hole through a very sensitive part of my body that I just ploughed ahead and tried not to think about it.
I guess word got around that I was getting my hood pierced because there seemed to be a rather large group of men congregating just on the other side of the screen. One guy in particular had gone back and forth from the mirror at least ten times to look at the placement of a tattoo on his wrist...strangely he had to pass the piercing area to do it even though there was a mirror right at the station he was getting tattooed at. Thankfully the piercer's girlfriend also worked in the shop (the only other woman there other than me) and she busted through the group of men and told them all to get away. She was super-awesome (I wish I remembered her name) she came in and explained to me that she was the peircer's girlfriend and wanted to stick around if it was ok with me. She said she had never seen a hood piercing done before and would love to watch, plus she offered to keep the other men away. I didn't really care if she stayed with us...I mean, I was about to get a big metal needle through my genitalia; I really didn't care who watched!
He asked me to drop my pants, sit in the chair, and put my legs over the armrests. I obliged, wishing I had worn some nicer undies. It was over really, really quickly...in a blink of an eye. All I really felt was a sharp pinch and then the entire area got very pleasantly warm. It felt really good for several hours after. I was a bit surprised that I didn't become aroused at any point in the process. That probably had to do with the fact that the individual piercing was incredibly professional. He told me when and where he was going to touch me, he explained ahead of time exactly what he was doing, and he explained the after-care in great detail. I really appreciated him and his girlfriend; they made the experience much, much easier.
The after-care was pretty easy and painless. I just had to wash with anti-bac soap twice a day for several weeks. I couldn't play with it or have sex for a while, which was the most difficult bit about the entire part. I wasn't seriously dating at the time, so it didn't bother me much, but I can see it having a pretty big impact on a serious couple.
I love my piercing to death because it is pretty. I never experienced any great sexual stimulation while wearing it, but that doesn't bother me much since I got it for looks rather than function. I had done some research when I first game up with the idea of getting it done and learned then that the horizontal tends not to sit directly on the clit so you are not getting the direct stimulation, so I knew it ahead of time.
Going to the OB/GYN was awkward the first couple of years because of the comments and questions I would get, but now I just don't care what they think. I think it is rather unprofessional for them to say anything at all, and it took me years before I found a doctor that felt the same way.
Overall, it was a great experience and I love it as much today as when I first got it.