Pimple-like bumps on Scrotum, on and around Penis shaft!

matt94 · Newbie Joined: 29 Sep 2006 Posts: 2

About 1 month ago I noticed a small bump below my shaft right where the scrotum starts. After about 2 weeks another bump appeared right beside it. I just assumed it was a blocked hair follicle or something but wondered why it wouldnt leave. Within the last two weeks I have had uprotected sex with my gf a few times. About ten days ago I noticed a few more small ones popping up around the base of my penis. One small one appeares on the side of my penis shaft and then a few more even smaller ones around it. When I saw that one I stopped having sex with my gf and went to the STD clinic. After I shower all the little pimple like bumps have whiteheads and look a lot like pimples, except the 5 or 6 on my shaft remain small and have no whiteheads. The original bump is the largest but is still only 2-3 mm wide and it is a blackhead. They are completely painless, and I have no other symptoms just these nasty things. I have always been monogamus when sexually active, but have done some risky uprotected oral sex a few times, in particular about 9 months ago. Any ideas while I wait for my results in agony?

Kruko · Silver Member Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 210

Personally, I reckon these bumps are nothing serious if they look like pimples. They could be sebaceous cysts. They are very common in this area, especially on penis and testicles because there are a lot of oil glands here. I have them as well. They look like pimples but can’t be squeezed because the membrane they have is quite tick and nothing comes out through it if you start squeezing (ok, some can be squeezed).

This thick membrane is why they appeared in the first place. Under these bumps, there are oil glands that produce sebum. This sebum is supposed to get on the skin surface and lubricate it but because there are no openings that would lead to the skin, the sebum starts accumulating under the skin causing these bumps.

They are usually left in place and never removed because they are harmless. However, they can be removed at the doctor’s office by removing the thick membrane and getting out the collected sebum.

I can’t say 100% that what you have are sebaceous cysts but sure do sound like them. They don’t remind me of any STD.

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could also be molluscum contagiosum. You just get bumps, which you can eventually pop, or lance, but that's all that ever happens. It goes away on it's own within 3-6 months, according to the docs.

Pimple-like bumps on Scrotum, on and around Penis shaft!

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