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STD?
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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STD?
by concernedman, Feb 24, 2005 12:00AM
I am very sexually active. Sometimes, I forget to wear a condom. This time, I'm very scared. I noticed when taking a bath today that there is a small black dot on the tip of my penis. I had a lot of unprotected sex with my girlfriend last week while she was here.
It looks like a very small mosquito bite. A little raised, with a black dot in the center.
It's a bit sensitive but it doesn't itch or hurt.
I just noticed this spot this morning. Could it possibly be Herpes? What's herpes look like? I also have a fever. I'm pretty sick. But eating a lot of tylenol cold and getting lots of sleep.
Please help me,
It looks like a very small mosquito bite. A little raised, with a black dot in the center.
It's a bit sensitive but it doesn't itch or hurt.
I just noticed this spot this morning. Could it possibly be Herpes? What's herpes look like? I also have a fever. I'm pretty sick. But eating a lot of tylenol cold and getting lots of sleep.
Please help me,
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Feb 24, 2005 12:00AM
, Feb 24, 2005 12:00AM
I don't know of any STD's, herpes included, that look like small black dots near the tip of the penis. My best guess is that this is a small scab from friction from sex. I recommend that you not pick at the spot, just apply vaseline or th equivalent to it daily. In the unlikely event that it doesn't go away in 10 days, show a doctor.
If you are very active with more than one partner, of it your girlfriend has a potential STD history, you may want to be checked for STD's in general. But again, the black dot sounds traumatic, not infectious.
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff
If you are very active with more than one partner, of it your girlfriend has a potential STD history, you may want to be checked for STD's in general. But again, the black dot sounds traumatic, not infectious.
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff
