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Can the anus falsely give the appearance of wart growth?
From ages 15 to 18 I slept with about 12 girls and since then (I am now 28) I have slept with 2. The first being my wife (age 29) whom I am no longer married to as of 2 years ago and the second being my current girlfriend (age 34) of about 1.5 years. I am heterosexual and have never had experiences with men but with my current girlfriend there has been some anal play including touching/fingering/licking/kissing etc. by both her and I.
The last few days I really started to pay attention to the appearance of my anus. I have always thought it was fleshy and "foldy" -- sorry but that's the only way I know to describe it. Almost as though you can't really make out the "hole"... the skin just sorta scrunches together. Deep down I feel that my anus has always appeared the way it does now but I just cannot be 100% sure.
What I see is that there is a raised line extending from the scrotum to the anus. I think that is normal... ok. But right before this 'line' reaches my anus, maybe a millimeter, it almost appears to branch off and this 'branch' also ends at the anus. Directly below the anus is another sort of fleshy (all of this is the tone of the surrounding skin) "line" but it doesn't really go anywhere and appears more like a skin tag but doesn't appear to "hang" or anything... it seems like a natural feature. To be honest, in the past several years, I have wondered whether I didn't deform/stretch my anus from anal play during masturbation using toys too vigorously as a teenager. This isn't something I have spent much time doing as an adult although there were a few times in my early 20's. All around my anus the skin seems a bit fleshy/foldy, almost ribbed if you will so these areas, although they do stand out, do not appear to be overly abnormal but I'm a bit of a hypochondriac and since I took on a new sex partner last year I am paying extra attention. Her paps come back normal with no signs of HPV. She said she has never experienced a similar situation and her anus is quite smooth and free of fleshy abnormalities. Her last pap was about 4 months ago.
***So I'm ultimately wondering if the anus can simply vary person to person in appearance and sometimes have the appearance of something that could be mistaken as a wart.*** Again, I feel like this has *always* been there but I'm just not 100% sure. I have a high res picture -- is there a place online that would allow it to be posted so as to get some opinions from medical persons or other HPV infected individuals that have experienced anal warts? Would anyone out there like this be willing to take a look privately via email or such to give an opinion? I realize that the prudent thing to do is to see a prof physician but, like many of you, I'd like to draw off the experiences of real people anonymously from the internet first.
Thank you
The last few days I really started to pay attention to the appearance of my anus. I have always thought it was fleshy and "foldy" -- sorry but that's the only way I know to describe it. Almost as though you can't really make out the "hole"... the skin just sorta scrunches together. Deep down I feel that my anus has always appeared the way it does now but I just cannot be 100% sure.
What I see is that there is a raised line extending from the scrotum to the anus. I think that is normal... ok. But right before this 'line' reaches my anus, maybe a millimeter, it almost appears to branch off and this 'branch' also ends at the anus. Directly below the anus is another sort of fleshy (all of this is the tone of the surrounding skin) "line" but it doesn't really go anywhere and appears more like a skin tag but doesn't appear to "hang" or anything... it seems like a natural feature. To be honest, in the past several years, I have wondered whether I didn't deform/stretch my anus from anal play during masturbation using toys too vigorously as a teenager. This isn't something I have spent much time doing as an adult although there were a few times in my early 20's. All around my anus the skin seems a bit fleshy/foldy, almost ribbed if you will so these areas, although they do stand out, do not appear to be overly abnormal but I'm a bit of a hypochondriac and since I took on a new sex partner last year I am paying extra attention. Her paps come back normal with no signs of HPV. She said she has never experienced a similar situation and her anus is quite smooth and free of fleshy abnormalities. Her last pap was about 4 months ago.
***So I'm ultimately wondering if the anus can simply vary person to person in appearance and sometimes have the appearance of something that could be mistaken as a wart.*** Again, I feel like this has *always* been there but I'm just not 100% sure. I have a high res picture -- is there a place online that would allow it to be posted so as to get some opinions from medical persons or other HPV infected individuals that have experienced anal warts? Would anyone out there like this be willing to take a look privately via email or such to give an opinion? I realize that the prudent thing to do is to see a prof physician but, like many of you, I'd like to draw off the experiences of real people anonymously from the internet first.
Thank you
I really only mentioned sexual history to give the history... not really because I'm super convinced that 10 year old situations are causing something now... after this response from you I'm ready to drop the issue =) Was looking for another opinion. I'm going to delete the picture now and pretend I never did this haha. Unless I notice some sort of growth occurring... then I'll check in with the doc.
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You are right, HPV can grow anywhere on your genital region. And only about 23 out of the 100 or so types of HPV can grow around your genital region.
But it has to come in contact with an infected area of another person first. So if you had vaginal sex with a HPV-positive person, your anus would be the last place where warts should be popping up.
Yeah, I saw the picture. That doesn't look like a wart at all, looks like some skin tag or maybe even scarring. You should post in a dermatology forum to get a better answer, but that doesn't look like HPV at all.
If you had all those unprotected sex while you were 18, why are you thinking about them a decade later? Is there a reason for this?
But yes, HPV can be dormant for many years, but theres no test for it in men, theres nothing you can do, so its best to get on with your life. And the most typical time frame for a HPV initial break out would be generally around 3 months for most people after the encounter. Anything longer varies, but the majority would be sometime around the 3 month time frame.
You could do a HPV culture test by letting the doctor swab your anal region to see if it is HPV. You could also post on the dermatology forum to see what that could be. But that does not look like a wart.
As for your sexual health, you could do a HSV-1 and HSV-2 IgG blood test along with HIV test if you want. If you had to choose one, I would pick HIV test. (Only reasons I suggest HIV is cause it is the most life threatening STD). But other than that, stop worrying!
But it has to come in contact with an infected area of another person first. So if you had vaginal sex with a HPV-positive person, your anus would be the last place where warts should be popping up.
Yeah, I saw the picture. That doesn't look like a wart at all, looks like some skin tag or maybe even scarring. You should post in a dermatology forum to get a better answer, but that doesn't look like HPV at all.
If you had all those unprotected sex while you were 18, why are you thinking about them a decade later? Is there a reason for this?
But yes, HPV can be dormant for many years, but theres no test for it in men, theres nothing you can do, so its best to get on with your life. And the most typical time frame for a HPV initial break out would be generally around 3 months for most people after the encounter. Anything longer varies, but the majority would be sometime around the 3 month time frame.
You could do a HPV culture test by letting the doctor swab your anal region to see if it is HPV. You could also post on the dermatology forum to see what that could be. But that does not look like a wart.
As for your sexual health, you could do a HSV-1 and HSV-2 IgG blood test along with HIV test if you want. If you had to choose one, I would pick HIV test. (Only reasons I suggest HIV is cause it is the most life threatening STD). But other than that, stop worrying!
Haha fair enough.
I was under the impression that different strains of HPV grow in different regions... basically that you could get anal warts without ever having a wart on your genitals. I am also under the impression that you can walk around with HPV in your system but not grow a wart for years. The fleshy feature on my own anus seems mildly alarming so I thought I would use the internet to anonymously inquire. Did you look at the picture? Look like wart situation to you? That's really all I'm asking. My sensitivity/paranoia probably stems from my own anxiety about tons of unprotected sex when I was 18 and probably an unfounded fear that I will still pay for it in some way. eg dormant HPV giving me warts in the here and now. Anywho... thanks for your response... I'd still like to hear an opinion or two based on visual inspection of the picture in my profile.
I bet I'm not the first to overreact if indeed that's what I'm doing. ;)
I was under the impression that different strains of HPV grow in different regions... basically that you could get anal warts without ever having a wart on your genitals. I am also under the impression that you can walk around with HPV in your system but not grow a wart for years. The fleshy feature on my own anus seems mildly alarming so I thought I would use the internet to anonymously inquire. Did you look at the picture? Look like wart situation to you? That's really all I'm asking. My sensitivity/paranoia probably stems from my own anxiety about tons of unprotected sex when I was 18 and probably an unfounded fear that I will still pay for it in some way. eg dormant HPV giving me warts in the here and now. Anywho... thanks for your response... I'd still like to hear an opinion or two based on visual inspection of the picture in my profile.
I bet I'm not the first to overreact if indeed that's what I'm doing. ;)
You are a heterosexual male, and you have a history of sex toys being used on your anus.
It would really not make sense at all if HPV grows on your anus without any sexual contact, before it appears on your penis.
Is there a reason why you are inspecting your anus so much? Is there anything you did specifically to justify this action you are doing now? Did you engage in anal intercourse? I don't see the logic on why you suddenly need to look at your anus so carefully.
You are just doing this cause you have a new female partner? I think you are looking at your anus way too much.
It would really not make sense at all if HPV grows on your anus without any sexual contact, before it appears on your penis.
Is there a reason why you are inspecting your anus so much? Is there anything you did specifically to justify this action you are doing now? Did you engage in anal intercourse? I don't see the logic on why you suddenly need to look at your anus so carefully.
You are just doing this cause you have a new female partner? I think you are looking at your anus way too much.
Per another poster's advice I uploaded a photo to my profile... it does not show my genitals and is zoomed in on the anus... please do not look at the photo if it could offend you.
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