▁called ▁n ir wa an ▁and ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁r ite ▁of ▁passage . ▁ ▁Pear ling ▁ ▁Pear ling ▁or ▁gen ital ▁be ading ▁is ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁body ▁modification , ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁perman ently ▁inserting ▁small ▁be ads ▁made ▁of ▁various ▁materials ▁beneath ▁the ▁skin ▁of ▁the ▁gen it als — of ▁the ▁lab ia , ▁or ▁of ▁the ▁sh aft ▁or ▁for esk in ▁of ▁the ▁pen is . ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁an ▁a est h etic ▁practice , ▁this ▁is ▁usually ▁intended ▁to ▁enh ance ▁the ▁sexual ▁pleasure ▁of ▁partners ▁during ▁v ag inal ▁or ▁anal ▁inter course . ▁ ▁Pen ect omy ▁ ▁Pen ect omy ▁involves ▁the ▁partial ▁or ▁total ▁am putation ▁of ▁pen is . ▁Sometimes , ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁pen is ▁was ▁done ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁cas tr ation , ▁or ▁incorrectly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁cas tr ation . ▁Rem oving ▁the ▁pen is ▁was ▁often ▁performed ▁on ▁e un uchs ▁and ▁high ▁ranking ▁men ▁who ▁would ▁frequently ▁be ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁women , ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁belonging ▁to ▁a ▁ha rem . ▁The ▁Hij ra ▁of ▁India ▁may ▁remove ▁their ▁pen is ▁as ▁an ▁expression ▁of ▁their ▁gender ▁identity . ▁In ▁the ▁medical ▁field , ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁pen is ▁may ▁be ▁performed ▁for ▁reasons ▁of ▁gang rene ▁or ▁cancer . ▁Pen is ▁removal ▁may ▁occur ▁through ▁un intent ional ▁gen ital ▁injury , ▁such ▁as ▁during ▁routine ▁ne on atal ▁circum c ision ▁m ish aps . ▁