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Fordyce spots? Herpes? Papules?
I have done a lot of research and I am not sure what I have (had) and if I should be freaking out about it or not.
Less than 24 hrs after sex with a girl, I had some bumps on the shaft of my penis, just under the head. There were two tiny ones on the head that were red and the others were just raised skin with no color to them. They didn't hurt, but there was discomfort if touched. Walking or anything else - I never noticed them, only when I had to urinate and see them or touch them. There were about 5 or 6 of them about 2mm in size. I popped them a day later and clear fluid came out and the discomfort was gone. They scabbed up and were basically gone in 3 days. The two small ones that were on the rim of the head of my penis show a dark spot compared to the rest of the skin.
From my research online, they never looked like anything that I have seen showing images of Herpes. They did look a lot like Fordyce spots, but those typically don't get red which is throwing me off. Plus everything that I have seen says Herpes shows up around a week or more after you had contact - this wasn't even 24 hrs later. I am not in a relationship right now, but am scared of entering one if it is Herpes. Even though I have basically read Herpes is basically only a nuisance, socially it is very negatively looked upon. Its been a little over a week now since they showed up and everything is completely cleared up. Any help on what I may or may not have?!
Less than 24 hrs after sex with a girl, I had some bumps on the shaft of my penis, just under the head. There were two tiny ones on the head that were red and the others were just raised skin with no color to them. They didn't hurt, but there was discomfort if touched. Walking or anything else - I never noticed them, only when I had to urinate and see them or touch them. There were about 5 or 6 of them about 2mm in size. I popped them a day later and clear fluid came out and the discomfort was gone. They scabbed up and were basically gone in 3 days. The two small ones that were on the rim of the head of my penis show a dark spot compared to the rest of the skin.
From my research online, they never looked like anything that I have seen showing images of Herpes. They did look a lot like Fordyce spots, but those typically don't get red which is throwing me off. Plus everything that I have seen says Herpes shows up around a week or more after you had contact - this wasn't even 24 hrs later. I am not in a relationship right now, but am scared of entering one if it is Herpes. Even though I have basically read Herpes is basically only a nuisance, socially it is very negatively looked upon. Its been a little over a week now since they showed up and everything is completely cleared up. Any help on what I may or may not have?!
I haven't gone to a doc yet. Partly because of my schedule and partly because I am scared to find out its something I don't want to hear.... Really, I just need to suck it up and get to a doc...
these don't sound like herpes going on. you also wouldn't get symptoms of a newly acquired herpes infection that quickly either.
have you been seen yet and had these looked at? we'd totally be guessing as to what is going on.
grace
have you been seen yet and had these looked at? we'd totally be guessing as to what is going on.
grace
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
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