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Is it safe to have you hood of ur clitoral pierce?what's ur comment regarding this latest trend?

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Dr. Romanth Waghmarae answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Piercing: Firstly nothing that involves piercing or disruptions to skin or tissue integrity is safe. Secondly one has to really think hard about this - while is may be a fashion it really is a form of self mutilation.

Answered 2/6/2016

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