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STD/Herpes Question?
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University of Washington
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Welcome to the STD Forum, which is intended only for questions and support pertaining to sexually transmitted diseases other than HIV/AIDS, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, human papillomavirus, genital warts, trichomonas, other vaginal infections, nongonoccal urethritis (NGU), cervicitis, molluscum contagiosum, chancroid, and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). All questions will be answered by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D. or Edward W Hook, MD.
STD/Herpes Question?
by rb11, Oct 28, 2004 12:00AM
About one week ago while using the bathroom I noticed a tiny white bump on the top of my penis shaft.
It was very small, painless, and while examining it I squeezed it gently with my fingernails and it popped--releasing a solid white substance much like popping a pimple--from there it pretty much disappeared.
Again, no pain, no swollen lymph glands in the groin region. I let heal and have been applying cornstarch baby powder a few times a day to the region.
Here is where the problem is: I am not currently sexually active. Have been in monogamous relationship for the past 3 years--haven't had sex in 3 months because of distance issues, and haven't had oral sex in well over a month.
I masturbate frequently, often with a store-bought skin lotion. Yesterday, when I was satisfied that whatever had appeared on my penis had healed, I maturbated with the lotion--and IMMIDIATELY afterwards the region of my penis that was in question became irritated, red and the white bump all of a sudden reappeared. I popped it again (painless) and it disappeared--but now there is a sizable red-region of my penis that is scaly and on very close examiniation looks like dozens if not hundreds of tiny skin-colored dots.
I am worried that this may be herpes, but I haven't really had any sexual contact recently to have contracted it. Would I normally be able to pop a herpes blister like that? And shouldn't they be painful not painless? My penis looks worse now than it did initially, and it seems like the problem might be spreading when I masturbate. Help!
It was very small, painless, and while examining it I squeezed it gently with my fingernails and it popped--releasing a solid white substance much like popping a pimple--from there it pretty much disappeared.
Again, no pain, no swollen lymph glands in the groin region. I let heal and have been applying cornstarch baby powder a few times a day to the region.
Here is where the problem is: I am not currently sexually active. Have been in monogamous relationship for the past 3 years--haven't had sex in 3 months because of distance issues, and haven't had oral sex in well over a month.
I masturbate frequently, often with a store-bought skin lotion. Yesterday, when I was satisfied that whatever had appeared on my penis had healed, I maturbated with the lotion--and IMMIDIATELY afterwards the region of my penis that was in question became irritated, red and the white bump all of a sudden reappeared. I popped it again (painless) and it disappeared--but now there is a sizable red-region of my penis that is scaly and on very close examiniation looks like dozens if not hundreds of tiny skin-colored dots.
I am worried that this may be herpes, but I haven't really had any sexual contact recently to have contracted it. Would I normally be able to pop a herpes blister like that? And shouldn't they be painful not painless? My penis looks worse now than it did initially, and it seems like the problem might be spreading when I masturbate. Help!
Doctor's Answer
by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Oct 28, 2004 12:00AM
, Oct 28, 2004 12:00AM
Sounds like you just had a garden-variety pimple or sebaceous cyst (blackhead); they can occur on the penis. I would forget about it.
Good luck-- HHH, MD
Good luck-- HHH, MD
