this was tried on but was too small for me. commonly worn as a belly ring. 14g 3/8. if you are worried about sterilization, most professional piercing shops have the option to autoclave jewelry **I am not a professional piercer, this was bought from a legitimate shop named Ritual Evolution. You can go to their website to verify that. BVLA will only sell to professionals so I buy my pieces from professionals. The receipt is in photos. please keep in mind I pay to ship this out and ebay takes fees so I have to try and make some money back from my purchase and would prefer reasonable offers.