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February 08, 2005
Under the covers...with Molly Kirwan
Dear Molly:
I currently have one penis piercing. It’s called a frenum, I believe. For those who don’t know, that is the piercing that goes across the shaft through the outer skin. Usually, this piercing is placed rather close to the tip of the shaft. Mine is placed in the middle of the shaft. I’ve been thinking about getting one closer to the tip, but I’m worried that women don’t really like it. I’ve been told that in the right position, it is supposed to hit the g-spot. I must say that the reason I got the first one was for the ladies, but that is not my only motivation for wanting to get the second. I kind of like the way it looks. What should I do?
Long Unusual Cute Altered Shaft
Genital piercing has supposedly been practiced by different cultures for different reasons for hundreds to thousands of years. However, thanks to the great body modification boom amongst college students and rebellious youths alike in the ’90s, encountering a partner with a piece of metal in their nether regions isn’t that rare of a happening these days. So, LUCAS, I wouldn’t be all that worried about totally freaking out the ladies with a frenum piercing or two. Especially if you remind them that unlike their last boyfriend’s lame eyebrow ring, your piercing may actually have some practical use to it.
As I understand it, frenum piercings near the head of the penis are far more popular than your mid-shaft piercing, LUCAS, probably because they are more likely to heighten sexual pleasure for the piercee and his partner. A frenum piercing at the base of the penis is called a lorum and can supposedly produce some of the same effects as a cock ring. And there are many people who prefer multiple frenums up and down the shaft which is called, oddly enough, a frenum ladder. The ladder can offer stimulation to a female similar to that of an uber ribbed-for-her-pleasure condom.
Now I will do a quick little synopsis of male genital piercing for the rest of my readers who are probably as clueless about the topic as I was a few hours before writing this column. The three most frequently performed penis piercings are the Prince Albert, the frenum, and the guiche.
The Prince Albert, a piercing through the urethra and the underside of the head of the penis, is the most popular male genital piercing and is supposed to offer enhanced sexual pleasure to both males and female partners (through g-spot stimulation). It also is usually the quickest to heal and has the least amount of complications or infections associated with it.
Most of the specifics of the frenum we have already discussed, except that the frenum often takes a little longer to heal.
The guiche is a piercing of the perineum or taint (between the scrotum and anus) and has the highest rate of infection and jewelry migration because of its moist, sensitive location. This piercing offers only male stimulation.
All right, back to your letter, LUCAS. I say, go for your second frenum. But make sure that you obey your piercer’s orders and take proper care, which I want any other readers who might be considering a piercing to know involves no sexual contact at all for at least two weeks. And, of course, remember to use a condom for the entire healing period (as long as six months) to make sure you are practicing proper safe sex.
Disclaimer: Molly Kirwan has aspirations of being a sexpert but no professional training. To submit a comment or question, e-mail it to mkirwan01@gw.hamline.edu or drop it off at the Oracle office (DS 106).
Posted by msveum at February 8, 2005 04:31 PM