Blood sports
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Template:Macheader Blood Sports can be broken into several major categories:
- Cutting consists of drawing a predefined design on the skin via usage of a surgical blade or scalpel. Cutting for negative emotional reasons is considered self-harm.
- Scarification is done either by cutting repeatedly with a scalpel, using a cauterizing tool, or by "strike branding," which is much like cattle branding.
- The sexual arousal from women during their menstrual cycles
- This can be further described as people who are turned on by the smell, image, taste or feel of the blood expelled during menstruation.
- Piercing - temporary and permanent - also known as Aichmophilia, the love of needles
- A tattoo is a mark made by inserting pigment into the skin; in technical terms, tattooing is micro-pigment implantation. Tattoos may be made on human or animal skin. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification, while tattoos on animals are most commonly used for identification.