hey all..

[meekly.livejournal.com]

I'm a long time reader and commenter... But I've never posted but something I just saw sparked a question over here.. The tattoo of the uterus and vagina got me to thinking... I plan to have children in the future and I'm considering getting a tattoo on my stomach.. kinda to the side and low (think right part of the tummy) and I heard that it could cause problems with my uterus and possibly making it impossible to have children. I don't know if its a myth sparked by ignorant people but I was wondering if any body has anything to add or erase from that...

Ohh. and to the mothers who read this and have tattoos on their stomachs, how did the stretch marks and tattoo work out for you??

Comments

[viellen]

Myth, myth, myth! (for the love of God how do these things get started?!) The ink from a tattoo permeates the third layer of skin--that's it! It does not affect the uterus, and there's no chance of becoming infertile from a tattoo. As for the stretching during pregnancy, well, yea, it's not going to look too pretty. You're tattoo will most likely be stretched out and will possibly be crooked after pregnancy. Most tattoo artists would suggest waiting until after childbirth to have ink done. Good luck with it!

[gluedupsidedown.livejournal.com]

(for the love of God how do these things get started?!)

DITTO!

[viellen]

eww, for the sake of good grammer, that should have read "Your tattoo"
:::slaps head with hand::: I really need to proofread before I hit post!

[ex-leopardp.livejournal.com]

There are still people who believe that if you have a tattoo on your back that you can't get an epidural! Which is ANOTHER pile of horsecrap. Same with mammograms. It doesn't block anything. It doesn't bleed into other areas...it doesn't destroy organs.

[viellen]

Wow, I hadn't heard that one before. I mean it really is ridiculous to make up these completely unscientific claims. I can understand if one doesn't want to get a tattoo due to religious implications (since we really can't prove whether or not there is validity to that)...but to just decide that tattoo's poison internal organs? Geez, get an education.

[oh-justwait.livejournal.com]

i so heard that! cause i have a fairly large tattoo on top of my spine on my lower back, and someone was like "OH GOD I HOPE YOU DONT GET PREGGERS CAUSE YOU CANT HAVE AN EPIDURAL".
i figured it was horseshit, but i'm glad to know for sure that it is now.

[just-tonight.livejournal.com]

a large part of my lower back is tattooed, had an epidural with no problems. :)

[ex-leopardp.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah. They're full of it. It doesn't do a goddamned thing but react just like regular skin.

[meekly.livejournal.com]

Wow.. I've never heard that one before but I'm not surprised that somebody would make that up.

[potionsmistress.livejournal.com]

My favorite is that you can't get an MRI when you've had ink done because OMG it will BURN YOUR SKIN. Um, yeah...I've got several tats and not one of them gave me any problems during either MRI.
I hate body mod related urban legends - they just ruin it for the rest of us.

[s0yl3ntgr33n.livejournal.com]

they tested that one on Mythbusters and i guess there could have been a slight reason why the myth existed (tattoo ink used to contain trace amounts of iron or something) but it was definitely busted. they tried all types of ink.

[ainadal.livejournal.com]

ha, my DOCTOR tried to tell me that when she saw my tattoo. i mean, shouldn't a doctor know better?!

[jenbys.livejournal.com]

See I thought that was true, because when I had surgery last year my surgeon actually told me that....sigh, this is why people remain ignorant- because people in a position of power perpetuate stupidity.