For example, did you know body piercing has been practiced in almost every society, but until recently was confined mostly to the ears, nose and mouth? Now we have nipple piercing, naval piercing and jewelry inserted in penis foreskins. An interesting survey by Body Art found that 79 percent of 134 responding readers were aged 29 or over and 58 percent were married or in a longterm relationship. Only about half of these body piercers saw themselves as adventurous and less than 20 percent were involved in masochistic, sadistic, fetishist, exhibitionist or narcissistic behavior. According to this article, the majority of piercings are safe, with the most problems occurring from naval piercings, which have a high infection rate. This is because the skin bends and stretches, and the inserted jewelry irritates the skin.

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