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Syphillis?

Hi All

Three days ago I noticed a small (1-2 mm) pimple looking bump on the shaft of my penis. I has not gotten larger or opened up, it has simply stayed the same. 2-3 weeks ago, I had two encounters; the first one was condom protected oral and vaginal sex but with some frottage before sex, this was 3 weeks ago. The second encounter was unprotected oral, but protected vaginal sex, this was 2.5 weeks ago. In both cases the condom did not fail.

I don't know what this might be, and due to my travel schedule can't get to a clinic or physician until 3 weeks from now. It does not look like syphillis (when I google it, as recommended in many other posts) and has not opened up into a leision at this time and does not look like it will. I think the timing is wrong for herpes and there are no other symptoms. I am not sure what this is. The only time this area was not covered by a condom was during frottage and oral sex - both of which I read are rare and very low risk situations. I am in China (I am not sure of the prevelance of syphillis in big cities there).

I carry azithromycin with me when I travel and have a sufficient amount to take a 2 g single does (as I have also read is fairly effective with syphillis). Can anyone give me some recommendations or thoughts?

Thank you for your time.
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Thanks Vance. I will in 3 weeks when I am back from traveling. Do you think I should take the aztithomycin regardless just in case since it will be there weeks?
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See a Dr, we can't tell you what skin issues are and when your history it is unlikely to be a STD.
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