infected pimple, ingrown hair or genital wart???

[tanj1989]

Like many others I have so much anxiety about this right now and cant get to a doctor until next week. I have been in serious relationship the past 8 months and before that I haven't had intercourse with a women for 3 to 4 months before that. On a couple of occasions I did not use any protection with 3 or 4 girls. Those 3 or 4 girls was over like a 2 year period though. I got my blood tested before me and my current gf started dating and the doctor did not report anything. 2 or 3 weeks ago I did my monthly man scapping and shaved my pubic area.2 or 3 days later I started seeing a little white thing near the right side base of my penis. It looked to me to be an ingrown hair. I just let it go.  3 weeks later and it is still here and there looks to be another one near it. This one is not really white though. I have no pain or irritation on either of them. I started looking at some pictures of genital ingrown hairs, pimples and warts and its freaked me out and I am going crazy now thinking it is herpes. I only have two little things. everything I research looks 100 times worse than what is in my genital area. Can anyone help me figure it out? oh I also tore one off and it started to bleed and I put neosporin on it to heal. no puss or anything came out. now one just looks like a ripped open pimple. They are very very small also. like an 8th the size of a pee

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Fordyce spots are small, painless, raised, pale or white spots or bumps 1 to 3 mm in diameter that may appear on the shaft of the penis. The spots are a form of ectopic sebaceous gland, and are not known to be associated with any disease or illness and are of cosmetic concern only. They are non-infectious and a natural occurrence on the body.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your dermatologist. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[tanj1989]

I actually think I found the answer doing research online. I wasn't sure if I was allowed to upload a picture on here(LOL) so I came across "chicken skin" and fordyce spots. It looks exactly like fordyce spots. I didn't know that was a condition until I looked online. I am still going to go to my doctor but I feel a lot better knowing that 80 percent of men get fordyce spots in their life time, and that its not an std.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
These can be small cysts, molluscum contagiosum(multiple, small, dome-shaped papules, often with a central depression or plug) or genital warts(caused by HPV infection). I suggest you to get it examined from a dermatologist to get it ruled out. Molluscum and genital warts are contagious after physical skin to skin contact.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.