Multiple white bumps on penis foreskin

Hi Wee_Dugie

First of all, thank you for your response.

So, you said the largest one, and potentially the second largest one, could look a bit suspicious. What do you personally think this could be?

And if I were to contact my doctor (Whom I don't even know who is as I haven't seen my doctor since I was 7-8 years old), is there any way to do so without notifying my parents as I would like to keep a private matter like this, well.. private.

So I asked you for further information - if you want further comment on the specifics of what you have answer this: Are you sure the larger bump appeared at the same time as the rest?

In terms of what medical professional(s) you see - in what country do you live?

No I'm not 100% sure they appeared on the same time, but they did appear around the same time.

I live in Denmark.

To conclude: you need a medical professional to check the larger bump for you, you need to do this soon, rather than leave it for another time.

Sorry, I have no knowledge of health services in your country - if you are in full time education there are often health professional contacts who you can contact for advice on what to do about getting checked.

Otherwise ask a trusted family member how you find out who your family doctor is.

Many country's have sexual health services and many of these do particular sessions for younger people who may otherwise not get the help they need - try to find if there are services for young people in your area

Alright, thank you for your help. I will try pulling myself together and seek professional help.

Do you happen to know what I could do about getting rid of those smaller bumps?

So you either have a health condition or a skin condition that are potentially causing the larger bumps, it is possible the smaller ones are linked to this as well.

However, at 16 YOA the smaller ones are most likely linked to the sexual maturation process - see them in this way: they are nature's evidence that you are becoming a man.

You do NOT get rid of them - they are most likely a natural part of your penis and in fact you may get a whole lot more of these developing in the next 10 years or so.

What your penis looks like when you are 27 YOA is likely how it will look for the rest of your life - my suggestion would be review what you think of the bumps when you are 26 to 28 YOA - most medical professionals regard the removal of things that are naturally present on the genitals as cosmetic only

You can also see that my penis is pretty dark at the top for some reason. Do you think this is related to the bumps? And what could this be?

What I see in the photo is simply pigmentation variation - this is particularly common across the human body, but is more so on the genitals.

What I see - and what a photo shows is not always what you can see on your penis in front of you - is skin colour variation either side of your penile raphe - which is the wiggly raised line that goes the length of your penile shaft - and this is very normal.

Such skin colour variation can occur anywhere on the genitals but is more common at the top of the shaft and on the glans / head of penis in males.

So no, not related to the bump - the larger bump looks like a cyst. As I asked, if this were something recent, in terms of the last few months or weeks, then it would be quite common.

However, if you are pretty sure it has been there for around two years then, in terms of your longer-term health, you need to get it checked that this has a simple cause, and if it is problematical, you need to get it sorted, sooner rather than later.

Hi again and thank you for your previous help.

I saw a nurse (As the doctors weren't available) and she told me that it's probably just a sebaceous gland or hair follicle. She also described it to a doctor (Although the doctor was not in the room herself).

I was wondering if you think this is correct?

I'd like to note that the bump is different when my penis is erect. It is slightly larger, harder (when you press down on it you can really feel the bump) and it's more red at the bottom and white at the top, and when i visited the nurse it basically matched the skin color of my penis and was a little smaller. This is why I think the nurse could have mistaken it for something it was not, especially because she's just a nurse.

She also told me that it likely cannot be removed by anyone, which of course frustrates me a lot as this is probably the least attractive thing you can look at and it's just embarrassing and I feel like it's holding me back from having sex. Do you think it is true that it cannot be removed at all or is there some way I can have it removed?

I realize I'm questioning most of what this nurse said, but I just don't feel comfortable with her answers as she's just a nurse and because the bump looked a little different when the nurse saw it.

If anyone else wants to answer feel free to.

The only medical specialist who can answer questions such as can anything be removed would be a Urologist - this is who you need to get to see

How do I see a urologist? Do I need a doctor to refer me to one or how does it work?

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Also, the nurse told me I could write an email to one of the doctors at my family's clinic and she would describe what it looks like to them and they would tell me if it's possible to have it removed or not, but even if I did this, she still didn't get to see what it normally looks like when my penis is erect which is different.

Do the email as the nurse suggested that way you at least get direct contact with the doctor, you could also check whether you can include the photos you have posted here in your Forum Post

In terms of future potential contact with a Urologist, ask the doctor if they will refer you. If you want to access a Urologist yourself, and again depending on how your health system works, you can often access these via Sexual Health / STI Clinic services - many countries also have Genitourinary Services based at hospitals or town / city centres which you can access yourself without a doctor referral

Do an online search for Genito-Urinary Services near you = the town city you life in or nearest to

Alright so I contacted a doctor and she referred me to a surgical clinic. I could not attach pictures in the email, so the only thing she had to base it off was the nurses description of it while it was flaccid. Is a surgical clinic the right place for me?

Also, I forgot to mention to the doctor that it's different when it's erect, probably because I ran out of space so I didn't think much of it.

Irrespective of what the clinic is called you need to have it clear in your mind what it is you need to ask the specialist. This includes ALL the things you need to make clear, such as when your penis is erect and for you to fully understand what is being said to you and what the relevancies of what you are being told are. If you do not understand you need to say as much and have things explained to you so you can understand.

When you arrive you need to know who it is you are dealing with - is it a Urologist or someone else. Then establish what the purpose of the appointment is: hopefully that will be to have a visual check of your penis and to have it established what the bumps actually are and whether any remedial action needs to be taken.

You would then decide based on what you are being told, and from the options that are presented to you as to what it is you want to do - particularly if actual surgery is required. Essentially, it is your body - you decide what happens to it.

You would also need to understand if you turned down any option of surgery what the likely consequences of that may be - or at least, you may need additional time to decide and make a further appointment should you wish to go ahead.

Obviously I am only presuming all this - but these are the sorts of things you need to have in mind when you attend

So the doctor i sent an email received this message from the surgical clinic she referred me to:

"Thanks for the referral ...

However, I do not think there is any indication to do anything active. It must be possible to talk him out of it ?!

Incidentally, since it is exclusively cosmetic nuisance, he must in principle pay for it himself.

And then I will not take care of it at all.

Yours sincerely

(Name of the guy's clinic)

Specialist in surgery and surgical gastroenterology"

I just straight up copy pasted it into google translate btw so I hope its readable.

The doctor also told me I would be welcome to contact her again.

You need to speak to the doctor that made the referral and say you do not understand what is going on - specify you just want to have what is on your penis checked to see whether there is a problem issue or not.

It would be best if you see the doctor in person - but if this is not possible you need to send the doctor the two photos that you have here in your initial Forum Post to them as an attachment

It's not possible to make attachments with their system. Should I ask if I need to be referred to someone else for removal or if I have to contact someone myself? Or do I need to get it checked again before I ask for a referral to somewhere?

You simply need to see ANY medical professional in person for them to check what is going on - in most healthcare systems there are at least 2 levels of services, primary based gives you access to family doctors / GP's / Primary Care Physicians / nurse and specialist nurses.

The other source of help is most often hospital based or are based in specialist clinics such as STI / Sexual Health and Genito-Urinary medicine services

Do a bit investigating or asking around to see which services or medical professionals you can go get checked with .....