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*GRAPHIC* Please help!!! GENITAL HERPES, LICHEN OR NOTHING TO WORRY?

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kate02348
kate02348

please help!!! i have had these spots for a while now but lately they have started to itch sometimes and i think there's more!!! could this be genital herpes, lichen (planus/sclerosus) or just some fordyce spots? thank u all!

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  • emmy2018
    emmy2018 kate02348

    Posted

    i think they look like fordyce spots. if the area is itchy then you should get it looked at. to me it looks like there are some areas which look lighter and shiny - indicative of LS but i'm no expert

    • beverly52803
      beverly52803 emmy2018

      Posted

      emmy, I've never heard of those, but coincidentally (now that I googled) think I may have one on the edge of my bottom lip!

    • kate02348
      kate02348 emmy2018

      Posted

      thank you so much, I'll definitely look into it more!

  • sue162
    sue162 kate02348

    Posted

    You can also get these at the side of your nose

  • Wee_Dugie
    Wee_Dugie kate02348

    Posted

    For easy to understand outline on the details of Fordyce Spots go here:

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    sex - info - online - Fordyce - Spots

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    I am unable to post external web site information on the these Forums so you need to Google the above terms ... sounds like you may have something separate causing the itch problem ....

  • c04627
    c04627 kate02348

    Posted

    did you ever figure out what this was? having same issues

    • Wee_Dugie
      Wee_Dugie c04627

      Posted

      They are actually Fordyce Spots, they are naturally present on the genitalia of some men and women, on men they are usually on the underside of the penis.

    • kate02348
      kate02348 c04627

      Posted

      yup! my gyn assured me that theyre just fordyce spots, completely normal

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