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Single red spot on shaft of penis, no itch or pain

2 days ago, I noticed a single red shiny spot on the shaft of my penis, about 1/2 way down on the top side. about the size of a BB. It seems to be just flat, and not raised at all. There is no pain or itching, but it came about rather sudden. I have had multiple sex partners (3) in the last year but have used condoms religiously, without any failure, and it's been at least 3 months since with zero occurrences of this in the past. Could there be a benign cause for this or is it something I should get tested for?
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I was worried it was herpes... but everything I have seen says that herpes lesions show up in clusters, and I haven't had sex with anyone but my wife in 4 months (we are polyamorous)...She had regular unprotected sex with one partner last summer and no one since, but he said he had been tested and she hasnt had any symptoms... There does seem to be one other spot about an inch away on the head... if not an STD what could this be? I do manscape, but cant be an ingrown hair that far up the shaft... I did have a bout of what seemed to be psoriasis or jock itch earlier this summer, but that was localized to the groin area... Could it be a form of that?
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With the condoms nothing could affect the area. Could be an irritation from tight pants or crossing your legs to hard.
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I should add that 2 of the women I slept with have had many partners... but I havent slept with either them for almost 10 months. Condoms with both, no Oral
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3149845 tn?1506627771
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Hi, this does not suggest any std. Syplilis are open canker sores and herpes are blister type lesions and both would be painful. Other than these 2, no std leaves red flat shiny marks.
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