Small Whiteheads on tip/opening of penis, please advise.

[bill parker]

Hello Doctor. I have seen similar questions like this but I must get mine in to be sure. About a year (or so) ago I noticed a small whitehead like bump (very small) on the tip/opening of my penis. It looked much like a normal small whiteheads i'd get on my face. If I had to pin point where it was I'd say just on the outside edge of the opening of the penis, not inside. It freaked me out. I popped it and a little puss came out. No pain. There is and was not pain. No painful urination and no getting sick (to this day I have not been sick, not even a cold). That bump since went away until about 4/5 months later another one showed up. Again, no pain associated with it. I popped that one too. It went away. Well I just noticed another one last week. Once I pop them they seem to go away rather quickly...almost within minutes.

I have had PROTECTED oral sex on several occasions within the year. At first I thought it might have been an allergic reaction to the condoms or the fact that I masturbate everyday sometimes for an hour and a half (mainly what I do is masturbate while surfing internet porn). I then thought it could be the constant masturbation (i.e. rubbing vigorously for hours, almost daily). It never occurred to me that it could be sexual since I always used a condom.

Well, I check the tip of my penis at least 50 times a day (but seriously every chance I get) and think I see one but I don't, my mind is playing tricks on me...I fear when I will see one again.

Doctor, how worried should I be? I have no other visible symptoms and I have felt healthy within the year I first saw it (with the exception of a mild case of food poisoning).

One other thing to note (wishful thinking), I am experiencing a high amount of stress at my job and in life general.

Thanks Doctor. I greatly appreciate your advice, I am seeing my own doctor in about one month (he is very busy and I am in no rush to get bad news).

[Alan Rockoff, MD]

You won't get bad news.  Small whiteheads are cysts, not STD's.  Please don't pop them, and stop looking so much, as this will produce a ton of stress even if you weren't stressed to start with.

See your doctor as soon as you can, and then put this worry behind you.

Take care.

Dr. Rockoff

[bill parker]

Thank you doctor! Thank you so much. I have never been so stressed/worried before.

Just out of curiosity will my doctor know istantly what this is (agree with you) and have a solution on hand or a prescription. Is this common?

Thanks Again, you are very helpful.

[Alan Rockoff, MD]

I think the doctor is likely to be able to tell at a glance.  Take care.

Dr. Rockoff