Red bumps on penis head

[duralast]

Hi. I'm 26. I woke up this morning and noticed these two bumps on the head of my penis. I had protected sex 3 months ago, besides that, the only different thing I've done so far is shaving. I usually masturbate 1-5 times a day (no lube) so I thought these might be caused by friction... but reading on the net, I'm afraid they could be herpes or genital warts. The bumps were not there yesterday and I noticed them after I masturbated. They do not itch or burn, they are just there. Here are the pictures, the first 2 with flash, last one without it:

http://i42.tinypic.com/2z58975.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/24148zr.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/153n389.jpg

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

Your post got moved to the herpes forum because it is more pertinent to this forum

Your symptoms don't sound herpetic to me.  First, most herpes lesions are on the shaft of the penis, not the head.  I have seen herpes on the head of the penis, but rarely.  Second, they don't go away that fast normally.  It seemed that they lasted, per your posts, just a couple of days, and that's very fast for herpes healing.  

This is not to say that you don't have herpes - I couldn't know that without a type specific IgG antibody test, but your description doesn't sound like herpes to me.

Terri

[duralast]

UPDATE: As of right now they are beginning to fade, the one on the side is barely visible, the ones on the tip (I didnt noticed they were 2) are getting smaller and more flesh colored (less red at least), but is this good or bad? I was reading that irritation lasts for some weeks.

[duralast]

ANOTHER UPDATE: Well, the one on the side and the smallest from the top are completely gone, I cannot see them anymore. The remaining dot on the tom is almost gone, it is really small.

[duralast]

Dr. Y U No post answer?

[duralast]

Thank you doc. I just got tested (for peace of mind) and IGG results were negative for both hsv-1 and 2.

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

Great.

Terri