both good comms. you should wait three to four weeks after getting a hood piercing to have sex, mostly because with an open wound there is a risk that pathogens will get into your bloodstream (STDs, blood infections, etc). get the piercing done at 12ga, with a curved barbell if you decide on a VCH (a ring is suitable for an HCH, but not a VCH). make sure you go to someone who knows what s/he is doing. there will likely be an increase in sensation immediately after getting the piercing and during the healing period, but it should go back to normal once the piercing is comfortably healed (this decrease in sensitivity may feel like desensitization after you've become accustomed to heightened sensitivity, but it's not). rinse the piercing with warm water for a few minutes in the shower every day. keep soaps and any other chemicals away from it (and the vulva). it should heal really fast and easily.
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Date: 2006-11-03 07:35 pm (UTC)both good comms. you should wait three to four weeks after getting a hood piercing to have sex, mostly because with an open wound there is a risk that pathogens will get into your bloodstream (STDs, blood infections, etc). get the piercing done at 12ga, with a curved barbell if you decide on a VCH (a ring is suitable for an HCH, but not a VCH). make sure you go to someone who knows what s/he is doing. there will likely be an increase in sensation immediately after getting the piercing and during the healing period, but it should go back to normal once the piercing is comfortably healed (this decrease in sensitivity may feel like desensitization after you've become accustomed to heightened sensitivity, but it's not).
rinse the piercing with warm water for a few minutes in the shower every day. keep soaps and any other chemicals away from it (and the vulva). it should heal really fast and easily.