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THINK twice if you're considering wearing jewellery in an intimate place. Although only 3 per cent of people with such body piercings ever seek medical advice, about 60 per cent suffer associated health problems, acording to a survey of 147 people with nipples or genital piercings, or both.
Many reported mild problems, such as too much sensititivy or skin irritations. However, 39 per cent of men with genital piercings has urinary flow problems. This is because one type of piercing in particular, known as a Prince Albert, creates an extra hole in the urethra. Eighteen per cent of men with genital piercings reported that they sometimes led to torn condoms (Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol 49, p 474).
Carol Caliendo at Carlow University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, whose team did the survey, believes most people stay away from doctors because they suspect they do not know much about piercings.
Many reported mild problems, such as too much sensititivy or skin irritations. However, 39 per cent of men with genital piercings has urinary flow problems. This is because one type of piercing in particular, known as a Prince Albert, creates an extra hole in the urethra. Eighteen per cent of men with genital piercings reported that they sometimes led to torn condoms (Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol 49, p 474).
Carol Caliendo at Carlow University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, whose team did the survey, believes most people stay away from doctors because they suspect they do not know much about piercings.
- New Scientist, 5 March 2005