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Can anyone tell me what is this on my penis?

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ram49857
ram49857

hello

can anyone tell me what's this on my penis?

am so worried and i havent been sexually active since a year!image

i have no symptoms or anything and its not painful

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  • Guest
    Guest ram49857

    Posted

    Dear ram,

    I think they could either be genital warts or molluscum contagiosum. You can Google them to find out more, but they are both very common viral STDs. If possible, you should try to see a doctor to confirm the diagnosis and to get checked for other infections. Your ex-partner should do the same as well.

    Adhari

  • ram49857
    ram49857

    Posted

    thank you adhari for your reply

    could they be anything from shaving? because i think they appeared after i shaved?

    thank you again

  • ram49857
    ram49857

    Posted

    Hello all,

    so i went to a doctor and he saw it and as soon as he saw it he touched it and squeezed it with his hands and he was 100% sure that it was Sebaceous cysts. what are the chances that he diagnosed this correctly? should i still be worried? it has been a month now and they look the same and nothing changed.

    @adhari83393

  • ram49857
    ram49857

    Posted

    image

    here is how they look with flash turned on

  • Guest
    Guest ram49857

    Posted

    They are much more in keeping with genital warts than sebaceous cysts. You should try to see a specialist in sexually transmitted diseases.

    • ram49857
      ram49857 Guest

      Posted

      the doctor i went to is a specialist in STD and he also told me thats you can move the inside of the cyst around and he showed it to me while doing so.. also they appeared after a day or 2 when i shaved and injured the area with old razor.

      do you still think i should go to another doctor?

      Much appreciated @adhari83393

    • Guest
      Guest ram49857

      Posted

      I'm a bit surprised by the diagnosis of sebaceous cysts on the penis for 3 reasons:

      1. Sebaceous cysts are relatively uncommon to be grouped together as in your photo, especially on the penis.
      2. Look closely and you will see that the surfaces of some of them are rough, not smooth (as you'd expect from a cyst)
      3. One of the so-called cysts (green arrow) is large flat and irregular

      I think you have genital warts and you should try to see another doctor to start some treatment for this.

      Adhari

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