Blood sports

Template:Macheader Blood Sports can be broken into several major categories:

Cutting and scarification

• 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.

Menophilia

• 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

• Piercing - temporary and permanent - also known as Aichmophilia, the love of needles

Tattoos, Tattooing and body art

• 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.