Pregnancy, Lactation and Nipple Piercings

Piercings génitaux : épidémiologie, aspects socioculturels, sexualité et complications

“…Les PG peuvent perturber la contraception mécanique (préservatif, diaphragme). Il n'y a en revanche pas de problème particulier durant les règles ou la grossesse (rejet, infection, cicatrisation) [28]. Le risque d'infection est plus fréquent avec le piercing de type « Christina » du fait de son trajet.…”

Puncturing myths about body piercing and tattooing

“…16,17 No cases have been documented of medical complications that resulted from keeping genital jewelry in place for childbirth.…”

Body Art Causing Radiological Artifact: A Case Study

“…Oral jewelry is best removed before surgery and induction of general anesthesia (Kuczkowski & Benumof, 2002). Pregnancy may present unique consequences because nipple, navel, and genital piercings can have obvious obstetrical or lactation consequences (Armstrong, Caliendo, & Roberts, 2006). In our case reported herein, with the confounding history of thoracic Harrington rod surgery, navel jewelry created a radiological image easily confused with surgical hardware elsewhere in the spine.…”

“…There are a number of nursing implications involved with caring for a patient with body art (Armstrong et al, 2006;Young & Armstrong, 2008). Acknowledgment and acceptance of the art in a nonjudgmental, culturally, sensitive fashion is important.…”