Hi. I have a weird looking sore on my penis. I am really worried. The sore is quite painful. I think I may have a sexually transmitted disease of some sort. A friend of mine said genital warts and genital herpes leave you with sores. Is that true? What are symptoms of genital herpes and warts?
Hi. Genital warts look like small, flat bumps, in the color of skin. They can grow on penis, near the anus and between penis and the scrotum, on the vulva, in the vagina, etc. They vary in size and may be almost invisible. Genital warts and caused by HPV, and genital herpes is caused by HSV. The first outbreak of genital herpes occurs two weeks after transmission and the sores heal within a month. If you have genital herpes you can expect another outbreak. Other symptoms of genital herpes include fever and swollen glands. Most people with HSV2 have no sores.