Growth on shaft

Before i explain i want to state that i started shaving my shaft right before having sex with is girl.  A few months ago after having sex, the very next morning i got a redish kind of rash.  A few weeks later it turned into bumps on the shaft of my penis.  It is in a line pointing straight up to my head of my penis.  It is about the same color as my skin with a little darker base (but not that much darker).  When i tryed to pick at it it would bleed.  I applied neosporin to it about a month ago every day and it seemed to get better.  My current girlfriend had a papsmear a little longer then a month after we started having sex (unprotected) and came back with the results negative in HPV and anything else.  I am still worried that i might have it and that it didn't show up on her tests yet.  It has been 3 months since we first had sex and nothing has shown up on her. My questions are:

   Would neosporin reduce the warts effect on my penis?
   Could this be something else besides warts?
   What do warts actually look like (color)?
   Could these symptoms be because i shave the shaft of my penis?
   And if there is anything else you can let me know about what this could be and/or if it is warts i would appreciate it.

Thank  you

[Alan Rockoff, MD]

Would neosporin reduce the warts effect on my penis?
No.
Could this be something else besides warts?
Yes, they could be blocked pores from shaving.
What do warts actually look like (color)?
Flesh-colored or brown.
Could these symptoms be because i shave the shaft of my penis?
Yes.

There aren't any "tests" for warts--they are diagnosed by looking.  I advise you not to pick at the bumps and to show them to someone expert in wart diagnosis so you can know for sure and not worry.

Best.

Dr. Rockoff