im pretty sure i have hpv

[chilledout]

hey guys, im pretty sure i have hpv and i think im starting to get warts at the underside of my base of my shaft, im one of those guys who have hair more then half way up their shaft also tho. the bumps didnt start until i had a ingrown hair and it was infected and kind of left a small scar, which i didnt bother with for a couple months, until the other day i tried to scratch it off ( i dunno why). all of a sudden yesterday i noticed a couple more small bumps around the same area, the bumps are all around the hair follicles tho. i understand that if i do have hpv, eventually my immune system will beat the virus, and i will be ok if i dont get another breakout for more then 6-12 months right? should i even go to the doctor since they dont apparently do much except cut them off if they get big enough-mine are really small.

[chilledout]

you know, i just read about moluscum (molluscum) (i think id rather have that lol). since i scraped it and it spread, and it kinda looks like it was moist in the middle, and is around hair folicles, and the original kinda looks like it stretched the way i scratched it in a line


so do i call a dermatologist, a eurologist(cant spell-sorry), or jsut a regular doctor? i dont ever have to go to the doctor really so i dont know what to do

[lazybones18]

I would say go to a STD clinic first... There are many free STD clinics in your city... After that go to your physician.. and then a dermatologist... Take advice from everyone.. this is your life and its something very serious... When I first I had my outbreak I didnt what it was .. I thought it was just a razor bump, moluscum (molluscum) or HPV .. but better safe than sorry..so iv been seeking medical help as much as possible.. so do everything you could

[chilledout]

yea, your right, i just hate being poked n prodded but im going tomorow.

does hpv spread from scratching? and do they scratch off easily/are they fluid filled?

[chilledout]

i noticed small bumps on my inner thigh that i thought were zits or somthing i kept scratching before any of this happend also

[Starpo]

Hey bud. I'll be honest.

I just got diagnosed with HPV within the last couple months.

Being a promiscuous individual, I got checked regularly out by my doctor(s) constantly for STDs.

I showed them what I was concerned about and I had more than one doctor tell me it was nothing over a 3 year period.

Thinking doctors are quacks... I decided to go to a urologist(penis doctor)...

He took one look at what I have been showing my regular doctors for years, and he told me it looked like HPV and they needed to be removed and biopsied.

Guess what... it was HPV.

Since they have been removed, nothing has come back. I have been consulting a nutritionist for natural ways to boost my immune system so this nasty virus gets worked out of my system.

Just find out. Its better to know for sure than to question it.

I hope that helps, and I really hope the best for you.

[bobby6178]

You think it is possible to work this out of your system.  I've been wart free for 3 years now and I think I gave it to my recent girlfriend.  Read my post.