I've just noticed some red spots on my penis and now I am very concerned, I may need some help
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Hello!
Around 1 hour ago I felt something weird on my penis and found out that, somehow, some of my girlfriend's hair got tangled on my penis' head. Right as I got the hair off I noticed a little red spot on the skin on my penis and after a further inspection I found out there are few more red spots on the glans as well. I have taken a shower around 4 hours before this and I tend to believe that it was fine then as I didn't notice anything weird in the shower.(to be fair, I did not exactly check thoroughly or something, just washed myself quickly since I was in a rush).
Now, what can this be? I have been searching on google for some things that I read it might be(balanitis, herpes, syphilis) and after looking at the pictures I got scared to hell.
Possibly important info: haven't had vaginal/anal sex, only oral, last time being around 3 weeks ago.
Is there any possibility that the reason for my red spots is the hair getting there and bruising the skin? Or maybe I was too harsh when I wiped after the shower?
What should I do now about this?
I am truly sorry about the incredibly long post here, but I am honestly scared and don't know what to believe about what I just discovered.
Thank you in advance.
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gregoryhouse9
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ml66uk gregoryhouse9
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It's hard to say without a pic, but it's probably just balanitis. It's very unlikely to be an STI.
If it is balanitis, then these links may help, though the second article is written for doctors:
https://patient.info/health/balanitis-leaflet
https://patient.info/doctor/balanitis-pro ;
Washing (with water, no soap) daily, and taking a leak and washing after masturbation or sex will probably help, and you could also try Canesten cream or Daktarin cream. Loose fitting cotton underwear may help, and some sites recommend washing underwear with non-biological washing powder or liquid.
(Canesten is also known as Clotrimazole, and Daktarin is also known as Miconazole or these brand names: Desenex and Zeasorb in US and Canada, Micatin, Monistat-Derm, Daktarin in India, UK, Australia, Belgium and the Philippines, Daktar in Norway, Fungidal in Bangladesh, Decocort in Malaysia.)
sam04309 ml66uk
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Pepasan gregoryhouse9
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I doubt if the hair did anything to cause this problem. In fact maybe it's a blessing that it made you examine yourself better. I also doubt if it's anything serious like sti. It's quite difficult to catch anything from oral sex although you might pass something on to your girlfriend if you had something really contagious. But I don't think you have. You could try an anti-fungal cream from the pharmacy. If no improvement after a few days, maybe ask your doctor for advice.
To post photos you have to use a computer.
gregoryhouse9
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Alright, I managed to resize the photo so it's <2MB now.
The one in portrait mode(left for me right now) was taken right now and the one in landscape mode(right) was taken last night.
In my opinion, they look like they are healing right now and don't seem to be as red as last night.
mil30411 gregoryhouse9
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Hey Greg! First, I am. It a doctor and I am also trying to self diagnose myself...
I've made a dumb decision by going to a strip club with coworkers. They grind pretty hard and was grinding on my junk(no skin but boxers... this was my dumb decision). Took shower when got home called it a night.
I didn't notice anything, but two-three days later I was about to masterbate and noticed these red dots on my penis.... washed, waited next day, redness calmed down. When I say red I mean red small dots, like a soap rash... now at the beginning of that day I showered, washed my head 3 times(don't know why, I just did, chilling in shower lost in thought). Got home and that's when I first noticed the redness.
My penis looks a bit like yours without those 3 reddest dots. I would like to know has your penis always looked like that? Not that there's anything wrong, it's just mine looks different and I'm paranoid...
Reading up on herpes and scabies... mines don't itch at all I believe... 7 days since strip club and still just look like a small rash.
Did u figure out what u had?
mil30411
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Pepasan gregoryhouse9
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gregoryhouse9 mil30411
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Hello!
The red spots I had disapperead around 5 days after my post I think, without doing anything to them. So, I believe now that it was, indeed, just an irritation either because of the hair that got there, or because of the fact that the day I discovered the problem I had pants on without underwear so they might have scratched me somehow.
Also, what do you mean by "small colourless bumps"? The little ones near my finger in the second photo at the base of the glans? If yes, as far as I know that's normal, search "penile papules" on Google.