bump on penis

[Raven G]

I have a bump on my penis. It is located on the left side about a toothpick width diameter. It started out as a white dot back in in September and now is a white pinkish color. I'm not sure what it is, but It looks like I have another one starting about a 1/4" away. I read the other questions and I'm hoping it is a cyst and nothing more. I've had a girlfriend since July and never been with another girl during that time. I'm afraid to tell her. She has never noticed it. We do have unprotected sex since she can't have anymore kids. I feel no pain at all and doesn't hurt when I press on it. It just scary. I did see my doctor about a groin injury I have and he didn't notice it. I plan on making an appointment ASAP to have it checked out. Thanks

[A worried teen]

I have a large (1) bump on my penis, i really dont know what it is. Im scared otta my mind, its about a inch and a half long, and about a inch wide. It doesnt hurt, just feels weird. Its the same skin tone as the rest of my skin in that area but under it, it seems to have some "puss" like stuff in it. When i first saw it i pushed it and it moved like a whole, not as a mushy glob. But as its own substance other than a liquid. I dont know what to do about it. Im gonna see my doctor about it within 1 month. If you can give me a clue about it, i would really appreciate it! Noone knows except for my mother, and im only 15.

[Nydia]

My boyfriend and I have been having sex casually for the past 6 months.  Most of the time we use a condom.  Recently he showed me that he has had a rash of some sort appear on the tip of his penis and i looks like little red bumps and he said that it irritates him.  Neither one of us have ever been tested. This is making me very nervous.  Could it be an STD or something bad?  Or could it just be a skin irritation?  Please respond!

[Cydin]

The same happened to me, once I tore my foreskin while having sex, and the bump appeared.

[Alan Rockoff, MD]

They sound like cysts rather than warts.  Warts are usually brown, rather than white-pink.  I advise you to leave the bumps alone (don't examine them closely.)  This will make it easier for the doctor you see to tell what they are.

Get examined so you can relax.

Best.

Dr. Rockoff