A Christina piercing, also known as a Venus piercing, is a

genital piercing Genital piercing is a form of body piercing that involves piercing a part of the genitalia, thus creating a suitable place for wearing different types of jewellery. Nevertheless, the term may also be used ''pars pro toto'' to indicate all body pie ...

. It is located where the

outer labia The labia majora (singular: ''labium majus'') are two prominent longitudinal cutaneous folds that extend downward and backward from the mons pubis to the perineum. Together with the labia minora they form the labia of the vulva. The labia majo ...

meet, below the pubic mound. The Christina piercing is anatomy dependent; it has a high

rejection rate Rejection, or the verb reject, may refer to: * Social rejection, in psychology, an interpersonal situation that occurs when a person or group of people exclude an individual from a social relationship * Transplant rejection, in medicine, the immun ...

, and is not possible for all women due to anatomical variation. The piercing does not facilitate sexual stimulation and can be found uncomfortable when pressure is applied. It is usually pierced with either a custom-made

curved barbell Barbell style piercing jewelry is composed of a straight bar with a bead on each end, one or both beads unscrewable for removal and/or changing of the beads. Often one of the beads is fixed, either via epoxy or welding, so that only one bead ...

surface bar Barbell style piercing jewelry is composed of a straight bar with a bead on each end, one or both beads unscrewable for removal and/or changing of the beads. Often one of the beads is fixed, either via epoxy or welding, so that only one bead ...

to reduce the risk of rejection.

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Body Modification E-Zine Encyclopedia entry on Christina piercings
{{Body Piercing Female genital piercings fr:Christina (piercing)

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