Hello, and thanks in advance for responding.
I'm a 39 yr old male who's been with the same partner (married) for 11 years.
About 8 months ago out of the blue, I found a small skin colored growth on the shaft of my penis. Not itchy, not sore, and soft measuring approximately 2 mm. My wife upon closer inspection said it looked like one of the skin tags in my armpit, only smaller and maybe not quite as elongated.
When I removed it, it bled a bit but healed up fine leaving what appeared to be a tiny white scar.
Much to my dismay, it grew back over the course of 6 months in exactly the same spot and looking exactly the same.
Once again I removed it, it bled a little and healed up fine. This was about 45 days ago.
It seems to be trying to grow back again, as the spot/scar seems to be slighty raised.
I went to see a doctor a few days ago for a wrist ailment, and decided to ask him about it. He said he could not diagnose it because there was not much evidence of a lesion. He said to wait and if it grew back to come see him again. He suspects a skin tag, but didn't rule out the possibility of a wart. His response has made me really anxious.
My wife and I have had sex when the growth was present (we assumed skin tag) and to date, she has no signs of any growths.
My questions are:
1) If I were exposed to HPV before I met my wife, is it possible to have a wart breakout so many years later?(I've never had any growths before nor has my wife)
2) Are skin tags common on the penis?
3) Would a wart take upwards of six months to grow? I'm not entirely sure if it was gradual over 6 months, or if it grew quickly over the course of the last month (when I really noticed it again).
Thank you for any response.