Females

A ring or other device is used to hold the labia closed, preventing the wearer from having vaginal sexual intercourse. When denial of direct stimulation of the clitoris

Clitoris

The clitoris is a sexual organ that is present only in female mammals. In humans, the visible button-like portion is located near the anterior junction of the labia minora, above the opening of the urethra and vagina. Unlike the penis, which is homologous to the clitoris, the clitoris does not...

 is the goal, a rigid shield

Clit shield

A clit shield is a body piercing used as a chastity device which covers the clitoris and, at least in theory, stops it from receiving direct stimulation, by acting essentially as a metal clitoral hood. However, because the shield is held in place by piercings , indirect stimulation will still take...

 can be fastened over the clitoral area with labial piercings.

Males

In males, chastity piercing can be performed several ways. Through infibulation

Infibulation

Infibulation is the surgical modification or mutilation of the genitals in males and females, particularly the foreskin, labia minora and labia majora...

 (piercing the foreskin closed), a Prince Albert

Prince Albert piercing

For other uses of "Prince Albert", see Prince Albert The Prince Albert is one of the more common male genital piercings...

 or frenulum

Frenulum of prepuce of penis

The word frenulum on its own is often used for the frenulum of prepuce of penis, which is an elastic band of tissue under the glans penis that connects to the prepuce, or foreskin to the vernal mucosa, and helps contract the prepuce over the glans. This is sometimes colloquially known as the "banjo...

 piercing using a smaller gauge locking mechanism (preventing intercourse

Sexual intercourse

Sexual intercourse, also known as copulation or coitus, commonly refers to the act in which a male's penis enters a female's vagina for the purposes of sexual pleasure or reproduction. The entities may be of opposite sexes, or they may be hermaphroditic, as is the case with snails...

), or piercing a Prince Albert to a guiche piercing

Guiche piercing

A guiche piercing is a body piercing on the perineum. Guiche piercings are much more common in men than in women. Although a guiche normally runs perpendicular to the direction of the penis, lateral placements are possible...

 (thus preventing an erection

Erection

Penile erection is a physiological phenomenon where the penis becomes enlarged and firm. Penile erection is the result of a complex interaction of psychological, neural, vascular and endocrine factors, and is usually, though not exclusively, associated with sexual arousal...

).