The genitalia can be a major source of pride, and happiness when properly taken care of and utilized appropriately. Hell, a properly functioning genitalia is one of the noblest works of the almighty and something that we all should be very thankful for. Plus cloud 9 visitations become quite rare without the machinery in that area working as it should.

Now, some love their genitalia as bare as the cells in Alcatraz. But others rightly consider that a travesty and load up their genitals with all sorts of brain-pleasing jewelry.

Got jewelry on your privates? Mighty congratulations for taking that bold step. But having genital jewelry down there comes with important considerations, like when to go for changes and upgrades.

Kindly tune in to the rest of this article for tips worth looking out for that should drive you to effect changes in your genital jewelry.

Upgrades Worth Cumming To!

Got a car or bike? There are probably enough upgrades out there to turn it into whatever you want it to be. Wanna upgrade your crib? Well, if you got enough money and time, you could turn it into the Starship Enterprise and launch it at the moon! So yeah, upgrades are available for virtually anything on this planet and that’s something we gotta keep in mind always.

So, can genital jewelry be upgraded? Yes, of course, and to an almost unbelievable extent. Customization options are plentiful too.

When to Upgrade Genital Jewelry?

Here are some signs that let you know your genital jewelry needs some potentially rad upgrades that might help it forge a deeper connection to your pain and pleasure centers:

• Your Initial Piercing Has Healed
• There’s Some Tarnish
• You Are Bored
• Quality Now Matters To You
• New Stuff Deluge
• Piercing Rejection
• You Got A Damaged Piercing Jewelry

Let’s delve into a detailed discussion of these signs below.

• Your Initial Piercing Has Healed: has your piercing healed? Then it sure is time to upgrade your piercing jewelry and get one with a bigger gauge and enhanced weight. For health and safety reasons, the initial jewelry used in a healing piercing is not the same as that used in healed piercings. So, the fact that your piercing is all healed up means you are free to upgrade your piercing jewelry. 
• There’s Some Tarnish: not all genital piercing jewelry are created equal. And even quality jewelry can tarnish, with that not impairing the functionality. So, if you like your genital jewelry all pretty, fabulous, perfect, and fancy, you can opt to upgrade your genital jewelry when the initial set is showing some signs of wear and tear. 
• You Are Bored: let’s face it, you don’t need a cogent reason to upgrade your genital jewelry. While the taxman might not agree, your money is yours to do with as you wish and you don’t need to come up with an excuse to spend your hard-earned bucks on whatever catches your fancy. Feeling bored and want something new down below? Then that’s all the sign you need to shell out for a new genital jewelry piece. 
• Quality Now Matters To You: there’s a frightful amount of low quality genital jewelry out there. Such jewelry are often contaminated with toxins, have rough finishes that make them unsuitable for lengthy use, or are coated with icky materials that can leach into healing piercings.No one in his or her right senses would spring for low quality piercing jewelry, but their cheapness and wide availability makes them quick-selling items. Noticed your piercing jewelry is low quality junk? Well then, better go for the best once that lottery win is in the bag!
• New Stuff Deluge: the genital jewelry market is intensely competitive. Manufacturers need to keep innovating or risk losing customers, while retailers have to come up with new tricks to get clients in the door.What all that means is that there’s a constant deluge of new and better-made stuff, with optimized features and customization options coming to the market at breakneck speed.

  You don’t actually need the best and the latest and they often cost an arm and a leg. But no one’s gonna stop you from getting as many of them hanging on your genitalia as it can support without crying for its mama.

   

• Piercing Rejection: the location of your piercing, illness or infection, significant body changes, genetics, lack of proper aftercare procedures, size, and the material that your piercing jewelry is made of can trigger piercing rejection. With rejection, your body sees the piercing jewelry as a foreign object and tries to remove it and close up the piercing site.Thankfully, piercing rejection is not very common with genital piercings. But it can happen within months of getting a piercing, or even many years later when the body is suddenly kickstarted into removing all objects it deems to be foreign entities.

  Handling piercing rejection involves removing the initial jewelry and trying a different one, possibly of a thicker gauge. So, should your piercing jewelry be rejected, that’s a sign to upgrade to a better and more accommodating one.

   

• You Got A Damaged Piercing Jewelry: most piercing jewelry these days are extremely reliable and durable. The metallic ones are often of surgical-grade steel or implant-grade titanium. And that means they can survive almost anything that you and your vengeful ex can think up and execute.But there’s only so much they can take and if you are the kind of person who likes to worry and unnecessarily handle your jewelry, and regularly partake in extreme-level stuff, you can wake up one day to discover that your genital jewelry is cracked, chipped, damaged and the like. When that happens, you need to change that jewelry as soon as possible, because it is a safety hazard.

  The potential for genital jewelry damage also means that we all need to make a point of regularly and carefully examining our genital jewelry and piercing points. That’s only gonna take a few minutes weekly and the payoff in health and safety can be significant.

Genital Jewelry Common Questions and Answers

• Does Getting A Genital Piercing Hurt?: well, pain thresholds vary considerably and due to health and safety reasons, it is not possible to use anesthesia when getting pierced. But provided you go to a quality piercer who’s an APP member of good standing, the pain felt during a genital piercing procedure will last a few seconds at the most. 
• What Are The Benefits of Genital Piercings?: improved sensitivity, enhanced self-confidence, an easier time orgasming, and more are all benefits of getting genital piercings. 
• Where Do I Get A Genital Piercing?: well, there are likely to be quite a few piercing shops in your locale. The important thing to note is that if you are in the States, your piercer must be an Association of Professional Piercers member.You also need to meet with this piercer and have a frank discussion on your needs, wants, and likes, with the piercing date, fee, and desired genital jewelry being agreed on. Do note that not all piercers will agree to a genital piercing and not all genital piercers do all types of genital piercings.

   

• Are Genital Piercings Expensive?: not really. Most cost from $50 up and good piercing jewelry will set you back $30 and up. That’s not expensive. 
• How Long Do Genital Piercings Take To Heal?: healing times can vary from a few weeks to half a year. Factors like a compromised immune system, non-adherence to aftercare procedures, getting pierced by a non-professional piercer, or having low-quality jewelry in your piercing can result in slow healing times. 
• What Are The Best Genital Piercing Jewelry Materials?: implant grade steel and titanium are excellent options. As are materials like niobium and 14K-18K gold. Going for the lower quality stuff means you risk exposure to contaminants and toxins, with allergies and infections a distinct possibility. 
• What Types Of Genital Piercings Are There?: there are all types, from the purely aesthetic to the stimulating and functional.

And that will be all for today, folks! When was the last time y’all changed your piercing jewelry and which jewelry would you shell out for if you had all the money in the world? Come on to the comment section y’all and fess up!