A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Cervical Piercing… Wow…

So I’m thinking to myself, ok, this eyeball tattooing stuff is the craziest stuff I’m going to post in a while. I wasn’t even going to post any more tonight, and then I see this piercing come across our desktops and I’m just blown away…

CERVICAL PIERCING?!?!

Definitely one of the wildest things I’ve seen quite in a while. All I can say right now is, wow, I’m really surprised to see this, and it takes a fair amount to surprise me! This was done, DIY, all by touch, by Ashley Crawford at Custom Art in Norwich, England, using a 2mm x 12mm (ie. 1/2″ 12ga) titanium curved barbell.

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I’m guessing that the body’s pretty resilient to damage to the cervix and this will probably heal fairly quickly — hopefully Ashley will keep us updated on how it goes. Cervix piercing… Just when you think everything that can be pierced has already been pierced!

Edit/Update #1: From the comments, our resident doctor writes, “Technically difficult but fairly low risk. Probably healed crazy fast too. The cervix is remarkably resilient and can take a lot of abuse. Being very mucosa, it’s a fast healer.”

Edit/Update #2: Click here to read more about it on Ashley’s LJ page (here’s her original entry).

Edit/Update #3: Click here for a long interview on the subject of these piercings as well as the post-gender experience! Highly recommended reading.

Comments

355 responses to “Cervical Piercing… Wow…”

  1. smurf Avatar

    I can just imagine an ob/gyn dropping a couple tools if they were caught offguard by that piercing. Talk about a surprise and a half.

  2. smurf Avatar

    I can just imagine an ob/gyn dropping a couple tools if they were caught offguard by that piercing. Talk about a surprise and a half.

  3. smurf Avatar

    I can just imagine an ob/gyn dropping a couple tools if they were caught offguard by that piercing. Talk about a surprise and a half.

  4. smurf Avatar

    I can just imagine an ob/gyn dropping a couple tools if they were caught offguard by that piercing. Talk about a surprise and a half.

  5. smurf Avatar

    I can just imagine an ob/gyn dropping a couple tools if they were caught offguard by that piercing. Talk about a surprise and a half.

  6. sarah schizm Avatar

    man… just……:| *holds her cunt*… and I do agree with #52 lol

  7. sarah schizm Avatar

    man… just……:| *holds her cunt*… and I do agree with #52 lol

  8. sarah schizm Avatar

    man… just……:| *holds her cunt*… and I do agree with #52 lol

  9. sarah schizm Avatar

    man… just……:| *holds her cunt*… and I do agree with #52 lol

  10. sarah schizm Avatar

    man… just……:| *holds her cunt*… and I do agree with #52 lol

  11. lippi Avatar
    lippi

    Sweet god, my cervix hurts just thinking about this.

  12. lippi Avatar
    lippi

    Sweet god, my cervix hurts just thinking about this.

  13. lippi Avatar
    lippi

    Sweet god, my cervix hurts just thinking about this.

  14. lippi Avatar
    lippi

    Sweet god, my cervix hurts just thinking about this.

  15. lippi Avatar
    lippi

    Sweet god, my cervix hurts just thinking about this.

  16. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    Amazing that it’s DIY. This person has my respect for attempting and making good on something so unusual.

  17. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    Amazing that it’s DIY. This person has my respect for attempting and making good on something so unusual.

  18. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    Amazing that it’s DIY. This person has my respect for attempting and making good on something so unusual.

  19. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    Amazing that it’s DIY. This person has my respect for attempting and making good on something so unusual.

  20. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    Amazing that it’s DIY. This person has my respect for attempting and making good on something so unusual.

  21. Ennui Zero Avatar

    OMIGOD!!! that’s the coolest thing i’ve ever fucking seen.

    #21 – i love that feeling SO much… sex so good, that he actually hits it… getting your cervix pounded is love. hehe.
    just another reason why this piercing would be amazing.

  22. Ennui Zero Avatar

    OMIGOD!!! that’s the coolest thing i’ve ever fucking seen.

    #21 – i love that feeling SO much… sex so good, that he actually hits it… getting your cervix pounded is love. hehe.
    just another reason why this piercing would be amazing.

  23. Ennui Zero Avatar

    OMIGOD!!! that’s the coolest thing i’ve ever fucking seen.

    #21 – i love that feeling SO much… sex so good, that he actually hits it… getting your cervix pounded is love. hehe.
    just another reason why this piercing would be amazing.

  24. Ennui Zero Avatar

    OMIGOD!!! that’s the coolest thing i’ve ever fucking seen.

    #21 – i love that feeling SO much… sex so good, that he actually hits it… getting your cervix pounded is love. hehe.
    just another reason why this piercing would be amazing.

  25. Ennui Zero Avatar

    OMIGOD!!! that’s the coolest thing i’ve ever fucking seen.

    #21 – i love that feeling SO much… sex so good, that he actually hits it… getting your cervix pounded is love. hehe.
    just another reason why this piercing would be amazing.

  26. Christina Neofotistou Avatar

    He’s the best. Being an m2f, I know a thing or two about reclaiming a body or a symbolised body part. Also, it’s fucking great to be able to write the phrase “he pierced his cervix”. way to go, Ashley.

  27. Christina Neofotistou Avatar

    He’s the best. Being an m2f, I know a thing or two about reclaiming a body or a symbolised body part. Also, it’s fucking great to be able to write the phrase “he pierced his cervix”. way to go, Ashley.

  28. Christina Neofotistou Avatar

    He’s the best. Being an m2f, I know a thing or two about reclaiming a body or a symbolised body part. Also, it’s fucking great to be able to write the phrase “he pierced his cervix”. way to go, Ashley.

  29. Christina Neofotistou Avatar

    He’s the best. Being an m2f, I know a thing or two about reclaiming a body or a symbolised body part. Also, it’s fucking great to be able to write the phrase “he pierced his cervix”. way to go, Ashley.

  30. Christina Neofotistou Avatar

    He’s the best. Being an m2f, I know a thing or two about reclaiming a body or a symbolised body part. Also, it’s fucking great to be able to write the phrase “he pierced his cervix”. way to go, Ashley.

  31. Etoile Avatar

    OMG, want!

  32. Etoile Avatar

    OMG, want!

  33. Etoile Avatar

    OMG, want!

  34. Etoile Avatar

    OMG, want!

  35. Etoile Avatar

    OMG, want!

  36. Ryan Avatar

    kind of scares me….. but so do uvula piercings.

  37. Ryan Avatar

    kind of scares me….. but so do uvula piercings.

  38. Ryan Avatar

    kind of scares me….. but so do uvula piercings.

  39. Ryan Avatar

    kind of scares me….. but so do uvula piercings.

  40. Ryan Avatar

    kind of scares me….. but so do uvula piercings.

  41. MiseriaCanticle Avatar
    MiseriaCanticle

    Oh wow. Completely blown away, kudos to her for taking charge of her own body in such a unique way.

    But like…ow…makes me cringe just thinking about it.

  42. MiseriaCanticle Avatar
    MiseriaCanticle

    Oh wow. Completely blown away, kudos to her for taking charge of her own body in such a unique way.

    But like…ow…makes me cringe just thinking about it.

  43. MiseriaCanticle Avatar
    MiseriaCanticle

    Oh wow. Completely blown away, kudos to her for taking charge of her own body in such a unique way.

    But like…ow…makes me cringe just thinking about it.

  44. MiseriaCanticle Avatar
    MiseriaCanticle

    Oh wow. Completely blown away, kudos to her for taking charge of her own body in such a unique way.

    But like…ow…makes me cringe just thinking about it.

  45. MiseriaCanticle Avatar
    MiseriaCanticle

    Oh wow. Completely blown away, kudos to her for taking charge of her own body in such a unique way.

    But like…ow…makes me cringe just thinking about it.

  46. trojjer Avatar
    trojjer

    To all those people wondering about which pronoun to use — after having read the interview fully, and the blog, she states that she doesn’t really regard herself as being transgender. In actual fact she claims to be “post-gender”, which is an androgynous state between genders that serves as a rejection of cultural gender stereotypes. She did have a double masectomy, but she admits that it was largely in order to keep herself on the list for NHS testosterone prescriptions… “I didn’t hate my breasts, nor do I miss them.”

  47. trojjer Avatar
    trojjer

    To all those people wondering about which pronoun to use — after having read the interview fully, and the blog, she states that she doesn’t really regard herself as being transgender. In actual fact she claims to be “post-gender”, which is an androgynous state between genders that serves as a rejection of cultural gender stereotypes. She did have a double masectomy, but she admits that it was largely in order to keep herself on the list for NHS testosterone prescriptions… “I didn’t hate my breasts, nor do I miss them.”

  48. trojjer Avatar
    trojjer

    To all those people wondering about which pronoun to use — after having read the interview fully, and the blog, she states that she doesn’t really regard herself as being transgender. In actual fact she claims to be “post-gender”, which is an androgynous state between genders that serves as a rejection of cultural gender stereotypes. She did have a double masectomy, but she admits that it was largely in order to keep herself on the list for NHS testosterone prescriptions… “I didn’t hate my breasts, nor do I miss them.”

  49. trojjer Avatar
    trojjer

    To all those people wondering about which pronoun to use — after having read the interview fully, and the blog, she states that she doesn’t really regard herself as being transgender. In actual fact she claims to be “post-gender”, which is an androgynous state between genders that serves as a rejection of cultural gender stereotypes. She did have a double masectomy, but she admits that it was largely in order to keep herself on the list for NHS testosterone prescriptions… “I didn’t hate my breasts, nor do I miss them.”

  50. trojjer Avatar
    trojjer

    To all those people wondering about which pronoun to use — after having read the interview fully, and the blog, she states that she doesn’t really regard herself as being transgender. In actual fact she claims to be “post-gender”, which is an androgynous state between genders that serves as a rejection of cultural gender stereotypes. She did have a double masectomy, but she admits that it was largely in order to keep herself on the list for NHS testosterone prescriptions… “I didn’t hate my breasts, nor do I miss them.”

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