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Slight bump in pubic hair region - what is it?
Hi there, i'm new to this site/forum and i'm starting to worry about a problem i've come across. I've had a slight lump/bump in the area of my pubic hair, about 1cm away from the base of my penis and it is like the size of a pea cut in half. it seems to be growing underneath the skin and it does feel slightly sore when i touch it. if i press down harder on it it hurts more and does slightly go red. it doesn't look like there's any puss or anything like it inside, it is quite firm and looks like an mosquito bite, just hard instead of soft.
i read around and some people have a similar problem and they have been said to have an inflammed follicle in the pubic region, the only problem here is that i don't shave my pubic hair, i only trim it.
any help on this subject would be greatly appreciated as i'm starting to worry about it! thanks.
i read around and some people have a similar problem and they have been said to have an inflammed follicle in the pubic region, the only problem here is that i don't shave my pubic hair, i only trim it.
any help on this subject would be greatly appreciated as i'm starting to worry about it! thanks.
Something for everyone to check out with these symptoms is - "Hidradenitis Suppurativa", you can google it and find a lot of information. It is a slightly common condition/disease that is prevalent in women but also affects men. It is not a STD and is not due to poor Hygiene.
Information about Hidradenitis Suppurativa:
Hidradenitis is a chronic disease of the apocrine glands (a form of sweat gland found on certain parts of the body, i.e underarms, pubic, groin). For unknown reasons, people with hidradenitis develop plugging or clogging of their apocrine glands. It causes chronic scarring and pus formation of the underarms, groin/inner thigh, and pubic hair areas. In women it can also occur under the breasts. It is similar to acne, which is also a disease of the sebaceous glands. Hidradenitis is more common in people who have had acne. It may be an unusual type of adult acne.
This condition is slightly more common in women and African-Americans, but also affects men. Hidradenitis usually starts as one or more red, tender, swellings in the groin, armpits, or pubic areas. Over a period of hours to days the lesions enlarge and often open to the skin surface draining clear to yellow fluid. The involved area then heals with scarring. The condition usually continues for years with periods of flare and remission.
Unfortunately, at this time, there is no cure for the condition, however, there are treaments that deal with the symptoms, i.e. pain, swelling, scarring. The best thing to due is see your doctor/general practitioner or a dermatologists. Most dermatologists that have experience with this condition can diagnose it just by looking at it.
While this may/may not be the condition you have, I would highly recommend consulting your doctor. The best thing you can do for any condition, regardless of how minor and/or harmless it may set seem, is to consult your doctor ASAP. In many cases, the earlier something is caught, the better the chance you have of treatment and fully recovering from it.
Information about Hidradenitis Suppurativa:
Hidradenitis is a chronic disease of the apocrine glands (a form of sweat gland found on certain parts of the body, i.e underarms, pubic, groin). For unknown reasons, people with hidradenitis develop plugging or clogging of their apocrine glands. It causes chronic scarring and pus formation of the underarms, groin/inner thigh, and pubic hair areas. In women it can also occur under the breasts. It is similar to acne, which is also a disease of the sebaceous glands. Hidradenitis is more common in people who have had acne. It may be an unusual type of adult acne.
This condition is slightly more common in women and African-Americans, but also affects men. Hidradenitis usually starts as one or more red, tender, swellings in the groin, armpits, or pubic areas. Over a period of hours to days the lesions enlarge and often open to the skin surface draining clear to yellow fluid. The involved area then heals with scarring. The condition usually continues for years with periods of flare and remission.
Unfortunately, at this time, there is no cure for the condition, however, there are treaments that deal with the symptoms, i.e. pain, swelling, scarring. The best thing to due is see your doctor/general practitioner or a dermatologists. Most dermatologists that have experience with this condition can diagnose it just by looking at it.
While this may/may not be the condition you have, I would highly recommend consulting your doctor. The best thing you can do for any condition, regardless of how minor and/or harmless it may set seem, is to consult your doctor ASAP. In many cases, the earlier something is caught, the better the chance you have of treatment and fully recovering from it.
hi kk well i am 16 n been with 3 guys that are all clean but i got these white bumps with hair coming out of it n like u all said its ingrown hair well when i woke up i must of messed with one n now its like a pinkish redish is this an STD??Im Very Very scared
can some one please help me???
can some one please help me???
For most of you, do they look like a small very ripe pimple
filled with pus, about 2 mm or so in diameter ?
My dermatologists told me that these overactive sebaceous
cysts are quite common in men. They are actually called Fordyce
spots - you can find them on Google.
Most of them are on the scrotum, with some on the base and
lower shaft of the penis.
I had one a couple of years back on the front of my scrotum.
My dermatologist said he could use his laser to burn it off,
otherwise it could be left alone without any problems.
My GP then used a tweezers to remove it, hurt quite a bit with
some mild bleeding. However, there are now two more, with one
at the bottom of my scrotum and the other at the front lower shaft.
He showed it to me and it looked just like a small bit of yellow fat.
Try not to scratch them. They normally don't cause any problems.
The other many spots on most men's scrotums, which look like
small dark red/black spots or moles, are the more problematic ones.
I think they are blocked veins or small aneurysms, due to poor
circulation from sitting too much, and tend to bleed quite a lot
(happened to me once) when accidentally scratched, like during
a bath. For a moment when that happened, I thought I was going
to bleed to death ! Many of the males in the Steadyhealth forums
have had similar experiences.
filled with pus, about 2 mm or so in diameter ?
My dermatologists told me that these overactive sebaceous
cysts are quite common in men. They are actually called Fordyce
spots - you can find them on Google.
Most of them are on the scrotum, with some on the base and
lower shaft of the penis.
I had one a couple of years back on the front of my scrotum.
My dermatologist said he could use his laser to burn it off,
otherwise it could be left alone without any problems.
My GP then used a tweezers to remove it, hurt quite a bit with
some mild bleeding. However, there are now two more, with one
at the bottom of my scrotum and the other at the front lower shaft.
He showed it to me and it looked just like a small bit of yellow fat.
Try not to scratch them. They normally don't cause any problems.
The other many spots on most men's scrotums, which look like
small dark red/black spots or moles, are the more problematic ones.
I think they are blocked veins or small aneurysms, due to poor
circulation from sitting too much, and tend to bleed quite a lot
(happened to me once) when accidentally scratched, like during
a bath. For a moment when that happened, I thought I was going
to bleed to death ! Many of the males in the Steadyhealth forums
have had similar experiences.
So is there any STD that looks like a pimple or ingrown hair bump that only shows up in the pubic hair region? I've checked the internet for symptoms of herpes and genital warts and neither seem like they are what I have which is more like what everybody in this forum's talking about a ingrown hair in the pubic hair region?
i woke up this morning getting dressed for school and i felt a bump and i was like ok what is this i didnt mess with it or anything i just left it cause if i was to mess with it it could of got infected or something it just came out of no where over night i had big cramps on my thighs and it hurt so bad i wake up and run over the house does any body know what this is i never did anything but one time and that was two years ago i really need yall help
i need help i mean it came out of nowhere and it hurts if it is pressed on is it a pimple(however u spell it) i just need help
i need help i mean it came out of nowhere and it hurts if it is pressed on is it a pimple(however u spell it) i just need help
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