Re: Piercing
From: Henry Gregor (henrygregor@yahoo.com)
Thu Dec 29 20:10:45 2005
Would agree the followup survey might be less than valid. It's only human nature to affirm that what we spent time, money and discomfort on worked out to be worthwhile in the end....otherwise there'd be a market for t-shirts saying I got this _______ piercing and all I got out of it was a funny looking ____, lol.
Hank
PS: On another note (yes, I'm hanging out late here at the hospital), in followup to an earlier lister's question....yes, what DID happen to David Rivera?..for the firecracker sake of the list, we need to get you Davey and you Gail in a dialogue...rest of us could then stand back and enjoy the explosions....ROTFL.
:-)
"Garry E. Siegel, M.D." <garrys@mindspring.com> wrote:
Gotta wonder if this was a biased sample. . .meaning their reported
sexual satisfaction/function etc. may have been different than the
"norm" of controls. Also, it was in New Orleans (sorry, Joe).
Garry
At Thu, 29 Dec 2005, Anna Meenan, MD wrote:
>
>Dave Rivera (remember Davey?) sent me this awhile back, and I never got
>around to forwarding to the list. Apparently, this is quite mainstream,
>at least mainstream enough for AJOG.
>
>>From Davey:
>
>There are several intriguing aspects of this article.
>1. Someone actually did the study
>2. AJOG actually published it
>3. The age range was 19 to 55. That could be your grandmother (well,
>not MY grandmother).
>4. 33% had college degrees.
>5. 12% had Masters; 12% had Doctoral degrees.
>
>Functional Benefits Are Associated With Clitoral Hood Piercings
>
>First Glimpse of the Functional Benefits of Clitoral Hood Piercings.
>
>Millner VS, Eichold BH II, et al:
>
>Am J Obstet Gynecol; 2005; 193 (September): 675-676
>
>Take-Home Pearl: The procedure of clitoral hood piercing rightfully
>should remain out of the hands of gynecologists; however, knowledge of
>the effects of this procedure is an obligation.
>
>Objective: To determine the association of frequency of intercourse and
>arousal with vertical clitoral hood piercing. Design: Prospective,
>cohort study. Participants: 77 female subjects desiring clitoral hood
>piercing. Methods: Subjects were identified from a piercing studio in
>New Orleans, Louisiana; all participants agreed to complete
>questionnaires with information regarding the domains of arousal,
>desire, lubrication, pain, orgasm, and overall sexual satisfaction. This
>female sexual functioning inventory was completed before piercing and 7
>weeks after piercing. Results were then calculated by 2-tailed
>bivariate analyses to test the degree of relationship between the before
>and after scores. Results: The mean age of the participants was 31
>years with a standard deviation of 9.4. Ages ranged from 19 to 55 !
>years. Over half of the participants were between 19 and 29 years of
>age and the majority of the participants were white and heterosexual.
>The predictor sample was generally well educated with 33% possessing a
>college degree, 12% with some college education, 12% with a master's
>degree, and 12% with doctorates. Implant grade surgical stainless
>steel, titanium, or 18 karat gold was used for piercing. There is a
>significant increase in the frequency of sexual desire, the level of
>desire and the level of arousal with other sexual functioning indexes
>being negligible. There was no dramatic significant difference in
>orgasm in this study. Conclusions: Clitoral hood piercing has the
>potential to enhance sexual sensitivity and stimulation of the clitoris.
>Reviewer's Comments: There are both physical and psychological factors
>that may account for the results of this small study. The investigators
>did not report compl! ications, but there are obvious risks associated
>with body piercing that can negate any positive benefit. (ReviewerˆJohn
>C. Jennings, MD).
>
>At Thu, 29 Dec 2005, RModugno@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>In a message dated 12/29/2005 3:31:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>wdmcintosh@charter.net writes:
>>
>>but apparently piercing is a cash only zone.
>>
>>Well Bill, what's wrong with that? Saw a patient recently with a clitoral
>>piercing -said her libido has sky-rocketed since! Could be a cure for "female
>>sexual dysfunction".
>>
>>Robert Modugno MD MBA FACOG
>>Marietta, GA
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Garry E. Siegel, M.D.
Private Practice
Roswell, GA
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