Apadravya
Like the
ampallang, the
apadravya is a
piercing that passes through the
glans penis. While the ampallang passes horizontally through the glans, the apadravya passes vertically through the glans from top to bottom, almost always placed centrally and passing through the
urethra. Non-centered apadravyas are also possible, wherein the piercing is deliberately offset, yet usually still passes through the urethra. The piercing is normally done on a slightly forward angle to facilitate vaginal intercourse.
An apadravya is sometimes pierced in two sessions; the first creating a
Prince Albert and the second (after healing) completing the apadravya. (The upper half of the piercing is
not the same as a
Reverse Prince Albert piercing: while both pass through the same tissue, the angle is different.) Straight barbells are the usual jewelry for apadravya piercings. The barbell must be long enough to accommodate erection and initial swelling. The apadravya is usually pierced with a slightly larger barbell than required for a fully healed piercing, and downsizing is often required. The barbell can also end with the second ball inside the urethra, providing that the urethral meatus is big enough. Most men have a too small urethral meatus for this piercing.
The apadravya is one of the more intense male piercings, passing as it does through the most sensitive part of the penis; it is generally thought of as the most pleasurable for female sexual partners, since the top of the piercing is positioned such that it contacts the
G-spot in vaginal intercourse.
Variations include the
shaft apadravya which pierces the shaft (uncommon, and not performed by many piercers); the
magic cross which is a combination of the apadravya and the
ampallang; and the
apadydoe. If the penis has been
subincised or
meatotomized, the piercing is called a
halfadravya.*
"Apadravya" at the BME Encyclopedia
