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HPV wart or...?
I'm male and my question relates to the possibility of HPV. For reference, I've never had an out break of any kind or anything up to this posting.
Towards the middle of this week i noticed a single small, fairly firm to the touch, flesh colored bump (though maybe slightly more reddish then my skin tone), and roughly 2mm in diameter, raised slightly, located about half an inch to an inch above the shaft of my penis in an area where I had shaved the pubic hair about a week or so prior. It's not cauliflower-ed and it doesn't hurt or cause any discomfort other then the obvious visual one. It's hard to tell if there's any ingrown hairs involved, which I've had before, but this one doesn't seem pop-able, at least right now.
I've been with my current partner for a couple weeks and we've slept together about a hand full of times over that time frame and have always used protection when intercourse is involved.
I've been somewhat under the weather this week, but not too bad, no sore throat, coughing, or fever, etc. to keep me from working, just a worn down feeling. There's something nasty going around work which is what I'm assuming was the source.
I do have a doctors appointment coming up to get it and myself checked out in general but any initial help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Towards the middle of this week i noticed a single small, fairly firm to the touch, flesh colored bump (though maybe slightly more reddish then my skin tone), and roughly 2mm in diameter, raised slightly, located about half an inch to an inch above the shaft of my penis in an area where I had shaved the pubic hair about a week or so prior. It's not cauliflower-ed and it doesn't hurt or cause any discomfort other then the obvious visual one. It's hard to tell if there's any ingrown hairs involved, which I've had before, but this one doesn't seem pop-able, at least right now.
I've been with my current partner for a couple weeks and we've slept together about a hand full of times over that time frame and have always used protection when intercourse is involved.
I've been somewhat under the weather this week, but not too bad, no sore throat, coughing, or fever, etc. to keep me from working, just a worn down feeling. There's something nasty going around work which is what I'm assuming was the source.
I do have a doctors appointment coming up to get it and myself checked out in general but any initial help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
My GP doctor was not able to offer a diagnosis but was able to refer me to a dermatologist the very next day.
After a duel inspection by both the dermatologist and the dermatologists assistant, they both came to the conclusion that it was a Seborrheic Keratoses and proceeded to squirt it twice with liquid nitrogen and sent me on my way.
So now it looks far worse then it did, but in seven to 10 days it should be gone.
After a duel inspection by both the dermatologist and the dermatologists assistant, they both came to the conclusion that it was a Seborrheic Keratoses and proceeded to squirt it twice with liquid nitrogen and sent me on my way.
So now it looks far worse then it did, but in seven to 10 days it should be gone.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
MC typically shows up in 2-3 months, can be up to 6 months.
I had (and have) nothing more to say. Feel free to return to let me know the diagnosis after you have been examined.
I had (and have) nothing more to say. Feel free to return to let me know the diagnosis after you have been examined.
Thanks again for your response Dr. Hunter.
If it was MC, how soon would she show symptoms?
I also noticed "And as" at the bottom of your post, was there something else?
If it was MC, how soon would she show symptoms?
I also noticed "And as" at the bottom of your post, was there something else?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Stop the neosporin and keep the lesion dry. Cover it with a bandaid only if it is getting rubbed or irritated by clothing.
The timing is right with respect to your previous relationship for either molluscum contagiosum or a genital wart. For sure you didn't catch either one from your current partner.
Whatever you have, if it is contagious, the horse is way out of the barn and galloping over the fields; there is no point in closing the barn door now. In other words, your current partner has been repeatedly exposed, so there is no point in stopping sex at this point; if you have MC, for example, you undoubtedly have had the virus for several weeks, not just since the bump appeared. Still, out of fairness you should discuss this with her and decide together whether to continue sex or hold off until you have seen your doctor. However, I suggest you say nothing to your previous partner until you know the diagnosis. There is no point in alarming her if this turns out to be a skin tag, pimple, follucluitis etc.
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The timing is right with respect to your previous relationship for either molluscum contagiosum or a genital wart. For sure you didn't catch either one from your current partner.
Whatever you have, if it is contagious, the horse is way out of the barn and galloping over the fields; there is no point in closing the barn door now. In other words, your current partner has been repeatedly exposed, so there is no point in stopping sex at this point; if you have MC, for example, you undoubtedly have had the virus for several weeks, not just since the bump appeared. Still, out of fairness you should discuss this with her and decide together whether to continue sex or hold off until you have seen your doctor. However, I suggest you say nothing to your previous partner until you know the diagnosis. There is no point in alarming her if this turns out to be a skin tag, pimple, follucluitis etc.
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Just wanted to add that we had sex the morning I discovered it (discovered in the afternoon) and have fooled around once after, me performing oral on her, but no sex.
Thank you for your responce doctor, it's appreciated. My last partner was almost four months ago, and we had slept together for almost four months before that and nothing showed up.
Couple more questions:
1. I've been applying neosporin and covering it with a bandaid the last couple of days. Should I not do that any longer at all then? Should I even bother covering it with a bandaid? I've touched it and other parts of my body when I first discovered it, a few times after, but nothing else has shown up.
2. A recommendation for what to do with my current partner. Are we ok as long as the sex is protected (which it is anyways) or should we not engage in any sexual activity at all until I've been checked out?
Couple more questions:
1. I've been applying neosporin and covering it with a bandaid the last couple of days. Should I not do that any longer at all then? Should I even bother covering it with a bandaid? I've touched it and other parts of my body when I first discovered it, a few times after, but nothing else has shown up.
2. A recommendation for what to do with my current partner. Are we ok as long as the sex is protected (which it is anyways) or should we not engage in any sexual activity at all until I've been checked out?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome to the forum.
Most genital warts in men appear on the penis, not the groin, pubic area, scrotum, etc. TMost infections require the virus to be massaged into the exposed tissues, so that the most affected sites are those that get the greatest friction during sex. In addition, most genital warts look pretty much like any wart, like the ones you may have had on your hands as a kid; most are hard and horny, not soft like you seem to describe. Usually several warts appear at once, not only one lesion.
There are plenty of exceptions to all of these factors, but all things considered it seems unlikely you have a genital wart. Perhaps it's a skin tag, which isn't abnormal. Or molluscum contagiosum, a minor viral infection. (Use the search on this forum and you can find out a lot more about MC.) Anyway, the only way to know is to follow through with your plan to have it professionally evaluated.
If it turns out you have a wart, it's not something you caught from your current partner. Warts don't appear sooner than a month after exposure, usually 2-3 months.
Let me know what your doctor says. Be sure and keep your hands off and don't treat the spot in any way before you are examined; you could alter it in ways that make diagnosis difficult. In the meantime, I wouldn't worry about it.
Regards-- HHH, MD
Most genital warts in men appear on the penis, not the groin, pubic area, scrotum, etc. TMost infections require the virus to be massaged into the exposed tissues, so that the most affected sites are those that get the greatest friction during sex. In addition, most genital warts look pretty much like any wart, like the ones you may have had on your hands as a kid; most are hard and horny, not soft like you seem to describe. Usually several warts appear at once, not only one lesion.
There are plenty of exceptions to all of these factors, but all things considered it seems unlikely you have a genital wart. Perhaps it's a skin tag, which isn't abnormal. Or molluscum contagiosum, a minor viral infection. (Use the search on this forum and you can find out a lot more about MC.) Anyway, the only way to know is to follow through with your plan to have it professionally evaluated.
If it turns out you have a wart, it's not something you caught from your current partner. Warts don't appear sooner than a month after exposure, usually 2-3 months.
Let me know what your doctor says. Be sure and keep your hands off and don't treat the spot in any way before you are examined; you could alter it in ways that make diagnosis difficult. In the meantime, I wouldn't worry about it.
Regards-- HHH, MD
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