[Question #1241] Mild red spots on penis. Need advice
97 months ago
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97 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
97 months ago
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Welcome to the Forum. I'll try to help. I find myself wondering what called your attention to these spots in the first place. The lesions that you describe do not sound at all like herpes. As I understand it the lesions are rather difficult to see, have been present continuously for six months, and have not ulcerated. None of this is in any way suggestive of herpes or, for that matter, any other STI. This may be normal variation in skin color which went unnoticed until you began to inspect yourself so closely or possibly, a fungal, non-STI skin infection. Either way, what you describe certainly sound like nothing to worry about and could well be normal. I would urge you to stop inspecting yourself so often or so closely.
I would offer the same advice about the redness and itching on your buttock. This is not suggestive of an STI. I would make efforts to keep your buttocks clean and dry and consider use of an antifungal powder.
I hope these comments are helpful. EWH
97 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
97 months ago
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Sorry about misreading the time frame. That said, six weeks is still far too long for this to suggest that it is an STI of ANY sort.
Day to day change in color or the intensity of the lesions is not unexpected and may be, in part, a result of repeated manipulation and self examination or, alternatively just day-to-day variation.
You state you anxious and a bit hypochondriacal about STIs, If seeing wa well informed clinician will be helpful, my advice is to go to the Seattle King County STD Clinic at Harborview Medical Center. Both Dr. Handsfield and, many years ago, I have worked there and we will vouch for their accuracy and excellence at an affordable cost. Doing this however will only help you if you can commit to believing them and their assessment. If you see them and are still worried about this, then my advice would be to talk this through with a trained counselor who can help you address your (most probably) unwarranted concerns. EWH
97 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
96 months ago
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