In every culture, in every era, people have modified their bodies. Corsets. Jewelry. Makeup. Hair dye. Tattoos. You name it, people have done it in the name of beauty, and even more to the point, in ...

Along with earlobes, eyebrows and noses, plenty of folks choose to pierce their genitals for a multitude of reasons. Apart from representing unique sexual expression, genital piercings have the ...

An obstetric and gynecology expert reports on the risks of genital piercings. While men may rely on that little blue pill to improve things in the bedroom, women are turning to more extreme measures ...

It is increasingly frequent for healthcare providers to encounter genital piercings (GPs) in women. Women with GPs are no longer on the social fringe or part of the "punk" culture who are ...

Under new National Health Service (NHS) guidelines in the U.K., consensual vaginal piercings are now being classed as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) by default. I am British — born and bred — and as ...

The genital area is by far the most polarising place to get pierced. According to the pros, it's just as easy as piercing your nipples, or your belly button, or even your ears, but it's one that's ...

Members of the House Health and Human Services Reform Committee received quite an education in body modification Wednesday night while discussing a measure to clarify licensing requirements for ...

Imagine you’re a scientist. You’re wracking your brain trying to come up something that will have the world in your grips when you unearth the truth behind the mysteries of…genital piercings? Yes!

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. Teton County has adopted new regulations governing businesses that offer tattoos and piercing. The new regulations ban tongue and genital piercings, and also scarification and ...

ATLANTA -- Genital piercings for women were banned by the Georgia House as lawmakers considered a bill outlining punishments for female genital mutilation. The bill would make such mutilation ...

In every culture, in every era, people have modified their bodies. Corsets. Jewelry. Makeup. Hair dye. Tattoos. You name it, people have done it in the name of beauty, and even more to the point, in ...