HISTORY: Nipple piercing is said to date back to the time of the Roman Empire; however, there is no documented evidence to support this claim. However, there is a good deal of documentation about the fad of Victorian Ladies getting their nipples pierced in England and France during the late 1800s.

As far as modern times go, the piercing's popularity began in the BDSM and Gay community in the late 60s and early 70s, and then slowly began to enter mainstream culture in the 1990s as piercings became more popular.

ADVANTAGES:

Many have found (including myself) that nipple piercing increases sensitivity. Before I got mine pierced, they were just these two bumps on my chest. After the piercings healed, they suddenly became alive and reactive.  In both men and women, the nipple will grow in size and become more pronounced after healing. Often with men, the nipple is small or not formed, and for this reason, the most common placement is behind the nipple through the areola (the darker area around the nipple).

DISADVANTAGES AND CONCERNS:

Concerns include that the nipple can not have any contact during the first stage of healing. So your partners have to stay free of the piercing, and it tends to be too big of a temptation for some people. The number one cause of migration and infection in nipples is contact from partners during moments of passion. I suggest discussing this with them beforehand and deciding whether it would be best to do one at a time. This will give them one to work with, so to speak, during the healing time. That is the advantage of doing one at a time, but the disadvantage is that the placement of the second one may be different, and you have to go through the whole healing thing twice.

MAIN HASSLES & HEALING TIME:

Avoid shirts with pockets full of stuff over the piercing. Both need to avoid swimming in natural waters and hot tubs, sleeping on their stomachs, cross-contamination, and keeping their partner and others away from the piercing. You must clean the piercing twice a day, and I strongly suggest hot soaks with Sea Salt twice daily. Healing time can take on an average of 6 to 12 months.

• Healing Time: 6 months to a year
• Common Jewelry: 14g to 10g 1/2 to 3/4
• Axiom base price
  • with 14g Implant Grade Titanium Barbells - $75.00 or $140.00 for a pair.
• Pain level on a scale of 1-10:
  • For men between 5 and 10