Small black bumps

Hello I am a 31 year old male and I have noticed two very small black bumps very close to each other on the top left side of the foreskin of my penis.  They have been there maybe 4 months.  They are hard in texture but no pain is present.  I see the hint of two more appearing right next to the two making a set of four.  I have seen a doctor and they have tried a genital wart vinegar test but no changes in color occured.  I have been sexually active in the last year but I don't feel that these are genital warts or anyother STI.  Could this be a cyst or something harmless?  Again they are very small in size and very black and hard.

Thank you,

[Alan Rockoff, MD]

They don't sound like warts to me, but they don't sound like much of anything else either.  Maybe they're small blood vessels.  I doubt they are of any concern, but you should show them to a dermatologist or STD specialist so you won't have to worry about them.  Meantime, leave them alone so they'll be recognizable (no squeezing.)

Take care.

Dr. Rockoff

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