Well, the other day I noticed a small lump under the skin of my penis. I found this to be a little unnerving as theres no other ones to be found. However, I'm not to stressed about it being something serious, like an STI or STD, as I am still a virgin...Anyways, the lump is small, maybe a little less then a grain of rice in size, does not seem to really be attached to anything in particular, except for the skin. None of it is protruding through the skin. It does not seem to be rock solid, nor is it soft... Furthermore, when I was examining it to try and figure out what exactly it was, I applied a little bit of pressure, and there was a single drop of white fluid of some sort, but no pain whatsoever. There is no other symptoms, such as swelling, redness, itching, or skin tissue problems. I'd take this one to my GP, except the last one I actually had was my mother's boss....a little awkward for that kind of thing. I haven't really had to go to the doctor since we left him(big dispute between him and my mom, she got another job), so I don't have another GP yet. And going to a mediclinic could be awkward if I was to get put with a female doctor. If it comes down to it, I would go and deal with it, but first, I turn to all of you for any suggestions....What is that lump?...I thank you in advance for your time and response. Edit: I'm sorry if a similar question has been posted and responded to.
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Lump under the skin..
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single drop of white fluid of some sortSounds like a sebaceous gland that may have gotten a bit clogged. Nothing serious.
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Our skin has pores and glands that secrete an oily substance called sebum. The glands themselves are called sebaceous glands. The will frequently become plugged and, while the sebum can not get out, it is continually produced and backs up under the skin, forming the small lump that you noticed. If an infection develops in the clogged pore, we call it a pimple or zit. You may be more familiar with this on other parts of your body (skin). Washing with a good soap and a terry cloth will generally remove the "plugs" on a daily basis to keep this from happening. It is nothing to be oncerned about.
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That's kind of what I was figuring - it just didn't have the appearance of really being a "zit" being that it was buried under the skin...And I do try to keep my groin rather clean, but I'll take some extra care in the shower for the next little while
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Rather then make a new post, thought I would bring this one back up to the top...Been over a month...no real change in that lump, and it's a lonely bump, there's nothing else down there that seems "off"....size seems to almost vary...it will grow slightly, then get smaller again...Anyways, it's starting to creep me out now, and I think I'm going to swallow my pride and hit up the Medi-clinic on friday(thank god for free health care in canada) and let some strange man fondle me hah!Just wondering what I may be looking at...And I'll keep you updated...