A pubic piercing is a genital piercing

Genital piercing

Genital piercing is a form of body piercing and is considered a form of body modification. It involves piercing a part of the genitalia and subsequently inserting and keeping a foreign object in the opening until the wound heals. This forms a tunnel of skin around the foreign object, thus creating...

 in the pubic area, on the mons pubis

Mons pubis

In human anatomy or in mammals in general, the mons pubis , also known as the mons veneris or simply the mons, is the adipose tissue lying above the pubic bone of adult females, anterior to the pubic symphysis...

 in females, or at the base of the penis

Penis

The penis is a biological feature of male animals including both vertebrates and invertebrates...

 in males. It is similar to the Christina piercing

Christina piercing

A Christina piercing, also known as a Venus piercing, is a female genital piercing. It is located where the outer labia meet, below the pubic mound. Unless the recipient has an extremely sympathetic anatomy, Christinas are usually considered surface piercings and have a high rejection rate. Due to...

. Healing times and pain factors are similar to a Christina, at around 3–4 months. The rejection rate

Rejection rate

In manufacturing, the rejection rate is the percentage of processed parts that are rejected, for a fixed period of time or lot of pieces.RR = x 100...

 is around the same as well - that is, higher than most "conventional" (nose

Nose piercing

Nose piercing is the piercing of the skin or cartilage which forms any part of the nose, normally for the purpose of wearing jewelry; among the different varieties of nose piercings, the nostril piercing is the most common...

, ear, or tongue

Tongue piercing

A tongue piercing is a body piercing usually done directly through the center of the tongue, and is the most popular piercing site in the western world after the ear and nostril.-History and culture:...

) piercings, because it is a surface piercing

Surface piercing

Surface piercings are any body piercings that take place on the surface sewn into the body through areas which are not particularly concave or convex, where the piercing canal transverses a surface flap of skin, rather than running completely through a piece of body tissue from one side to another...

. Some men who have sex with natal women get this piercing because it can offer direct stimulation to 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...

 during 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...

. The placement is at the bottom of the pubic mound

Mons pubis

In human anatomy or in mammals in general, the mons pubis , also known as the mons veneris or simply the mons, is the adipose tissue lying above the pubic bone of adult females, anterior to the pubic symphysis...

 just above the penile shaft

Penis

The penis is a biological feature of male animals including both vertebrates and invertebrates...

. Usually, the jewelry inserted is a custom-made surface bar, used to give the best chance of healing.

Healing

As with most piercings, the healing time varies depending upon depth of piercing and the level of activity that the piercee maintains. For a subject who has a healthy diet and low activity, a healing time of 10–12 weeks can be expected.