DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2017.v05i12.058

Pages: 5092-5098

Sexuality is one of the general motivs of human behavior and people try to achieve a better appearance, with the genetically-deterministic goal, to catch the attention of the currently desired partner. Strangely enough, the desire to increase the attractiveness applies today even on body areas which hardly anyone sees. The article gives an overview about genital modifications in women as e.g.: shaving of pubic hair, intimate percings and play piercings, flesh tunnel in the labia majora, genital tattoos, surgical changes in the genital area, shortening and enlargement of labia, designer vaginas and vaginal rejuvenation. Typical times of healing of genital body modifications, side effects and complications are reported. Main motives to bear the pain of getting such an intimate jewelry are increasing of attractivity, erotic reasons. Another, at first glance rather astonishing reason from the spectrum of possible motivations is a kind of self-therapy. Many carrier hope to cope better with own problems, as e.g. lack of confidence, shyness, anxiety, depression or negative memorys, e.g. in abused women.