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STD's When should I be concerned about bumps?

I have had a little red bump for three days now, a little by where my leg meets my groin area. It doesn't feel sore and yesterday I tried to pop it and it seemed like nothing came out. Usually the small little bumps I get in my groin area go away within a day, but I'm worried since this is day 3. It doesn't seem to be scabbing or anything. I don't want to go to my doctor again since I've been 6 times in the past few months for similar bumps and they've all turned out to be nothing.
I read online (thanks doctor google) that sometimes herpes can be mistaken for ingrown hairs or folliculitis and that's when I started going to the doctor. It sounds ridiculous and the doctor told me the chances I have herpes are slim to none, but every time I get a small red bump I freak out. Does the bump I described above sound like something to worry about? When should I actually worry about little bumps, since Google makes everything sound like an STI?
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20620809 tn?1504362969
Hey, no one wants bumps on their junk or herpes. So, getting nervous from time to time makes sense.  but you checked it out.  That should give you reassurance. Did these end up going away?
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I didn't go to the doctor for this one tiny bump and it finally seems to be almost gone today, exactly a week after I got it. I still am super paranoid it took so long to go away, but I think it was just nothing and I was overthinking it. It didn't end up scabbing up or anything like that
3149845 tn?1506627771
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Hi no the bump doesnot seem to be something to worry about especially herpes as its not an area to have an outbreak and does not resemble any std symptom.
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