theyre not painful, sometimes itchy, they dont grow or fill with fluid they just stay the way they look. on head of penis, only seen once on foreskin and never again. kinda look like small insect bites- not warts or blisters
the surrounding area near the tip of my penis becomes red after masturbation like its irritated idk if it was always like that
possible causes:
i had unprotected sex once in April of 2021 (this year), sometime between the 1st and 7th. No symptoms initally and i forgot when the bumps actually came to be, i know they came after i arrived back home from the trip. (Side note i did get these weird fluid filled blisters on my chest, may or may not be related, ive read it happens when u sweat a lot and i was in florida so maybe thats why)
the next possible cause is a sex toy- i’ve had it for a while and i always clean it. however upon leaving on the said trip above^^ i dont rember if i did or not. when i came back though, i did use it. i usually leave lube there to be ready whenever but id left this skin lotion i never used before in it instead. after the session w toy and lotion though, i did notice my penis started to kinda burn, probably of the friction or lotion. i used the toy maybe one other time.
so maybe bacteria or fungus built up while i was gone and i got infected, or the lotion irritated it or both. or neither. i doubt it can be herpes bc lowkey i be doing stuff orally w da sex toy i am down bad i know- but i be practicing when i need to eat a girl out but my mouth is fine there is nothing out of the ordinary. regardless i got rid of the toy ion trust it even after i washed it.
regardless the bumps have come and gone at seemingly their own will. they dont stay long, sometimes gone or mostly gone in a few hours or within a day or so. they dont pop/explode or fill with fluid. the itch isnt really severe its quite mild, sometimes theres no itch just bumps, or a mild itch/tingle w bumps. it doesnt hurt to pee. it doesnt burn when i pee. there is no discharge. i havent felt a fever. no buildup of smegma. my foreskin is fine and i can retract it easily. the head of my penis however, when erect is shiny, but flaccid looks very dry/wrinkly/scaly??
i got tested for STDs and my stuff came back negative, however the doctor sent pills that r used to treat herpes cause he said the bumps look like it- he gave me valacyclovir. im gonna try taking them snd see what happens.
if it doesnt help/isnt herpes, what can it be?