I am approaching 20 and have had a large number of Fordyce spots for most of my teens as far as I can remember.
They tend to itch for me, and some sprout pubic hair (this made sense after i learned about sebaceous glands at uni whilst studying biology), but I have found that this may not be the case for everybody.
And I actually feel that sometimes I imagine the itch to be more severe than it actually is, because of these. I mean, at the end of the day, who doesnt get itchy balls?!
At first, I thought they were just normal zits, and squeezed/picked at them. I DO NOT recommend this! All this does is cause bleeding, pain for a few days and possibly some scarring.
I realised that they were not zits and then spent the next few years really worrying about what they were, and being really embarrassed about them.
Eventually, when I was 16, I went to the doctors. I was shocked at how relaxed he was about the whole thing. He told me there wasnt much he could do, but did recommend using an acne cream or lotion, such as OxyGen or Clearasil. This does not make the spots disappear completely, but does clear them up a bit. He did tell me though, that they were completely harmless and not contagious at all. And in time, they will disapear.
This put my mind at ease and I am now happily at University and am sexually active.
I just thought I'd share my experience as I know there will be many boys entering adolescence who are facing a similar time to what i have had.
They tend to itch for me, and some sprout pubic hair (this made sense after i learned about sebaceous glands at uni whilst studying biology), but I have found that this may not be the case for everybody.
And I actually feel that sometimes I imagine the itch to be more severe than it actually is, because of these. I mean, at the end of the day, who doesnt get itchy balls?!
At first, I thought they were just normal zits, and squeezed/picked at them. I DO NOT recommend this! All this does is cause bleeding, pain for a few days and possibly some scarring.
I realised that they were not zits and then spent the next few years really worrying about what they were, and being really embarrassed about them.
Eventually, when I was 16, I went to the doctors. I was shocked at how relaxed he was about the whole thing. He told me there wasnt much he could do, but did recommend using an acne cream or lotion, such as OxyGen or Clearasil. This does not make the spots disappear completely, but does clear them up a bit. He did tell me though, that they were completely harmless and not contagious at all. And in time, they will disapear.
This put my mind at ease and I am now happily at University and am sexually active.
I just thought I'd share my experience as I know there will be many boys entering adolescence who are facing a similar time to what i have had.
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Cheers Daveo316. Really helped as I too have been fretting what women will think of my fordyce spots and am seeing the doctor soon to get things clarified.
Have yours gone away yet and have the ladies you have had sexual activities with noticed them at all?
Thanks dude.
Have yours gone away yet and have the ladies you have had sexual activities with noticed them at all?
Thanks dude.
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wow i thought i had herpes some how or aids or something, im 14 and still a virgin, just turned 14 and wow am i relieved to hear this!
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Cheers guy.
I was looking through the internets trying to find a cure, and surgery looked like the answer.(lol????)o.O
Glad i bumped into this post.
I was looking through the internets trying to find a cure, and surgery looked like the answer.(lol????)o.O
Glad i bumped into this post.
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hey everyone,
im 16 and have fordyces spots on my testicles and up my shaft.
i notice they get really itchy at night, and really uncomfortable.
i have popped them for ages, hoping theyd go away with no luck.
ive had them for about 2 years now. i heard tretonion cream helps, but you need a script from your doctor and i aint going to him XD
im trying using acne cream at the moment can someone please help me?
im 16 and have fordyces spots on my testicles and up my shaft.
i notice they get really itchy at night, and really uncomfortable.
i have popped them for ages, hoping theyd go away with no luck.
ive had them for about 2 years now. i heard tretonion cream helps, but you need a script from your doctor and i aint going to him XD
im trying using acne cream at the moment can someone please help me?
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Normally once you have finished going through puberty after a year or so once your body has settled down then they will start to go on there own, they are caused by blocked sebaceous glands a gland that secretes a lubricating oily matter (sebum) on to the skin and hair. To help but down on the amount you get you can always try using a skin cleansing lotion that you would normally use for acne as that will help keep the pores in the skin open.
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Wait so im turning 15 and i noticed small skin colored bumps on my penile head , i dont think they itch or maybe sometimes , but worried about them their very small, can only be seen with the flashlight, i am worried help
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If i use an acne cream like clearasil do i put it directly on the head as i have not pulled back my foreskin all the way ?
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