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Wrongly Diagnosed?
Hello,
I am a male who recently spotted one wart like shaped spot on my right testicle, and then spotted another one between my groin and inner thighs. I went to a dermatologist in a non-english speaking nation, so could not really tell the whole story. But he confirmed that it is indeed hpv warts. And then from what I understood said that it is unclear if it is sexually transmitted or not, and that it could be skin HPV not mucus HPV (which he said normally appears on the shaft not on the balls/groin). He even said something along the lines that you could touch something with your hand then later infect that area, and that hpv is very common (which I always knew).
My first question however is: could warts that appear on the testicles be just a skin form of hpv and not sexually transmitted? Or rather not sexually contracted in the first place by the person that gave it to me? I ask because I have only been with one partner over the past year. We had a short breakup though where she did have an encounter with someone but they used protection she says. I know that HPV can be contracted by mere contact though and so protection is not fully effective against it. So basically I would like to know: if I did contract those couple of warts on my testicles and groin as a result of her contracting HPV earlier because of that one experience she had, or could it somehow be an odd freak contraction where for instance she touched something with her hand or i touched something with my hands in public or so on which carried the virus?
The timing of her encounter and the symptoms im having now do match because her encounter(our breakup) was 3 months ago, and i only started showing those warts 1-2 weeks ago.
Oh, and if this initial outbreak was 2-3 warts only, is it unlikely to get worse on the future, or could this just be the start of worse things to come? :(
Please let me know for my peace of mind.
(I forgot to add that she doesn't have any form of visible symptoms. So can she still catch then pass on the virus without showing symptoms of it?)
I am a male who recently spotted one wart like shaped spot on my right testicle, and then spotted another one between my groin and inner thighs. I went to a dermatologist in a non-english speaking nation, so could not really tell the whole story. But he confirmed that it is indeed hpv warts. And then from what I understood said that it is unclear if it is sexually transmitted or not, and that it could be skin HPV not mucus HPV (which he said normally appears on the shaft not on the balls/groin). He even said something along the lines that you could touch something with your hand then later infect that area, and that hpv is very common (which I always knew).
My first question however is: could warts that appear on the testicles be just a skin form of hpv and not sexually transmitted? Or rather not sexually contracted in the first place by the person that gave it to me? I ask because I have only been with one partner over the past year. We had a short breakup though where she did have an encounter with someone but they used protection she says. I know that HPV can be contracted by mere contact though and so protection is not fully effective against it. So basically I would like to know: if I did contract those couple of warts on my testicles and groin as a result of her contracting HPV earlier because of that one experience she had, or could it somehow be an odd freak contraction where for instance she touched something with her hand or i touched something with my hands in public or so on which carried the virus?
The timing of her encounter and the symptoms im having now do match because her encounter(our breakup) was 3 months ago, and i only started showing those warts 1-2 weeks ago.
Oh, and if this initial outbreak was 2-3 warts only, is it unlikely to get worse on the future, or could this just be the start of worse things to come? :(
Please let me know for my peace of mind.
(I forgot to add that she doesn't have any form of visible symptoms. So can she still catch then pass on the virus without showing symptoms of it?)
and one last question, does this freezing mechanism limit the possibility of them spreading? or does it only freeze the specific few warts and it may still spread to the surrounding areas?
thanks!
thanks!
they will change in appearance over the next few days.
yes sometimes it is very hard to tell the difference between a skin tag and a wart. since these were burnt off and not removed to be sent to lab to find out, you'll never know at this point.
yes sometimes it is very hard to tell the difference between a skin tag and a wart. since these were burnt off and not removed to be sent to lab to find out, you'll never know at this point.
thanks a lot for your reply grace.
yes, they were only a couple of warts so he used nitrogen on them to freeze them. this was yesterday. now they got bigger in size and seem bloated but from my understanding, this is part of the treatment/cure and they do get bigger before they fall off?
i read somewhere else that usually men who get genital warts get them on the shaft/penis and not on the groin/thighs or even testicles. but i also read that warts if they are deemed to be warts and are seen near the genitals testicles etc are most likely to be genital warts and not other kinds of warts. so if the dermatologist ultimately deemed them to be warts, then my guess is they were sexually transmitted...the funny thing though is at first he wasnt too sure then upon more careful inspection he finally said they were. do skin tags and warts look thaaat smimilar?
i'll keep my finger crossed anyway they dont spread and just go away on their own. and on a personal note, if i ever have another future breakup and my partner gets together with someone else during that breakup, im simply not taking her back again.
yes, they were only a couple of warts so he used nitrogen on them to freeze them. this was yesterday. now they got bigger in size and seem bloated but from my understanding, this is part of the treatment/cure and they do get bigger before they fall off?
i read somewhere else that usually men who get genital warts get them on the shaft/penis and not on the groin/thighs or even testicles. but i also read that warts if they are deemed to be warts and are seen near the genitals testicles etc are most likely to be genital warts and not other kinds of warts. so if the dermatologist ultimately deemed them to be warts, then my guess is they were sexually transmitted...the funny thing though is at first he wasnt too sure then upon more careful inspection he finally said they were. do skin tags and warts look thaaat smimilar?
i'll keep my finger crossed anyway they dont spread and just go away on their own. and on a personal note, if i ever have another future breakup and my partner gets together with someone else during that breakup, im simply not taking her back again.
if left untreated, warts can spread. Have they given you treatment for the warts or set up an appointment to remove them?
you might never figure out the who had it first part of all of this but it's not likely that you had it prior to this relationship of a year and are now showing symptoms. also the warts that you get on your hands, typically do not like to infect the genital area.
grace
you might never figure out the who had it first part of all of this but it's not likely that you had it prior to this relationship of a year and are now showing symptoms. also the warts that you get on your hands, typically do not like to infect the genital area.
grace
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