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Molluscum vs. Genital Warts HELP!!

So, around March I noticed these
two small bumps on my penis shaft. I became concerned and went to the health center at my University to get the bumps checked out. I informed the doctor that I have been sexually active with only one partner, who has been checked for STD’s before we started dating and was negative of everything. However I have had partners in the past.

The doctor told me that the bumps were 100% not herpes and that they were Mollscum Contagiosum. She prescribed me Imiquimod cream to apply three times a week. I lost the cream and was frankly just too impatient to use it, I wanted the molluscum to be frozen off with cryotherapy. They were frozen off and successfully healed but even the day of the therapy I noticed that she missed one of the mollscum bumps and I still currently have it to this day.

I am just getting anxiety about her diagnosis. How difficult is it to misdiagnose mollscum? Is it easily mistaken for genital warts? If she were to examine the region and confidently say that they were molluscum, is there
still a chance that she is wrong and that the bumps are HPV Genital Warts? What is the margin for error in terms of making this type of diagnosis. HELP!!!
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Have you mentioned that you saw she missed the spot?  Instead of letting anxiety get the best of you- head back to the doctor and point out the spot she missed, let her know of your concerns and go from there- if you are sexually active and have been in the past without getting tested- for your own peace of mind just get tested for STD's as well.  
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I have been screened for STDs in January and I was negative for everything. I will head back to my doctor to have them further examined. But my main concern is if my doctor misdiagnosed these bumps. Is it possible? Are warts and molluscum easily mixed up?
A misdiagnosis is always possible, especially when you are talking about skin conditions- however, it's pretty unlikely that a trained doctor would mix the two up as there are pretty clear differences when you know what you are looking for.  
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