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Quick Health Advice: Penis Spots

Finding a spot or spots on your penis can often induce blind panic. However, in this exclusive guide, Dr Jessen explains the benefits of getting diagnosis and treatment quickly, and talks through some of the likely conditions (from the serious to the harmless) that might have you awake at night. A spot is sometimes just a spot, but if you’re worried – then it’s nothing your GP won’t have seen a thousand times before!

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Is it normal to have spots on the head/helmet of your penis?

Posted on 1 Sep 2010 02:08 by Ryan
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I'm 18 and as my life is getting more sexual I'm getting annoyed with multiple amounts of White spots on the shaft of my penis you can feel them with you hands when masturbating and I'm scared to get with girls sometimes incase they notice I've had them for a while and had no worry because I done some research and it said there just part of puberty in some males but it's been a while now and I just want to know how to get rid of them ? Please help

Posted on 31 Aug 2010 02:31 by Alex
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hi about 5 days ago me andmy boyfriend had sex....everything was fine and then we had to stop because my vagina felt as if it was splitting...then the day after he had some sensitivity and now 5 days later the foreskin around the top is red and there is little white blobs under the foreskin....we have been a couplefor 2 years and we are clean im just concerned for him and me

Asked on 29 Aug 2010 17:36 by Robyne
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Most likely Thrush (a yeast infection) easily treated, and should be nothing to worry about, you should go to your doctor for a second opinion, and he will probably prescribe you some canesten cream :)

Posted on 30 Aug 2010 13:48 by Emily
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This is a good answer

hello i am 14 year's old i have a few spots on my penis and im a little worred about then one or two have heads and others just look like the beginning of spots like the one's you get on your face does eneyone have an answer thanks.

Posted on 27 Aug 2010 01:26 by Jake
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Hi I'm 13 and I have around 15-30 spots on my foreskin and my testicals I'm worried about telling any one about it please reply

Posted on 26 Aug 2010 21:12 by Ellis
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Hi Im James and im 14. For a while now on the shaft of my penis there are various sizes of spots. One of my concerns are the particular spots that are white with a little black head. I have suffred no pain from these spots but am concerned if they are serious and if females will be put of by them. They are hard and if i squeeze them they hurt. I am really concerned and worried and would really like an explanation and answers. Thanks

Posted on 24 Aug 2010 02:25 by James
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Hi I have a around 10 to 15 small spots on my penis, they are hard a stick out a little bit some of them have heads on. But I have no pain with then. And it's randomly come on, any idea of what I should do and what they are called? Thanks Ryan

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Hi Ryan - This could be Pearly Penile Pauples, are they small white spots? They are totally common and nothing to worry about. If you still feel uneasy about it, then go and see your Gp.

Posted on 30 Aug 2010 08:13 by Rob
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This is a good answer

they are red with little white heads at the top but some dont have heads.

Posted on 30 Aug 2010 18:16 by ryan
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I am 14, and since I was about 13, I have had some white things on my foreskin that look like normal zits without the red around them. I've tried popping them but they're too hard. I'm worried that when I have sexual encounters, females will be put off. Is there any way I can get treatment without my parents getting all weird about it?? PLEASE HELP

Posted on 22 Aug 2010 02:04 by Andy
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hi am 15 , i have 3 little spots on the peice of skin that connects to the head of penis and the forskin i think it maybe penile papules bur i am not sure , any1 help me ?

Posted on 20 Aug 2010 22:01 by glen
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im 17 and recently suffering from heat rash and during witch a red spot appeared on my balls the following week 3 more appeeared with one on my penis following they are showing no sine of going :/

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