How can I find out if I have genital warts?
April 27, 2009 by admin
My boyfriend just recently pointed out that I have some spots on my penis that I should get checked out and he was thinking that it's HPV/Genital Warts. I go to a dermatologist regularly so I went and asked him about it. He said it looked like Genital Warts at first. But as he was going over them he said they could be moles because they weren't hard like warts. He then proceeded to freeze them.
My question is how can I get tested for this? I plan on asking my dermatologist next time I see him. But I can't think of a time where I've had an outbreak and the one's he froze off I don't remember not having but that doesn't mean I've had them forever. But since he's froze them, they'll fall off in a couple weeks and I don't tend to break out with warts so I don't expect to get anything new. So how can I get tested for it if I don't have a wart on my penis to be tested?
Yeah I am a little pissed my dr. didn't try to diagnose it. Cause now I'm still stuck where I was before of whether or not I have it. My boyfriend does not have them. And he's my first real sex partner. I experimented with a guy when I was like 12. I didn't see them on him and I wouldn't think a 12-year-old would have an STD, but I could be wrong and got it from him.
Nothing against your dermatologist, but it isn't wise to have warts burned off when you are not sure of the source. You need to go to a public health clinic the next time you see them…if you see them. If you are having unprotected sex, and it appears you are, and your partner has had warts, then it is likely that is where you got them. Please don't let them go undiagnosed. There is medication you can take to prevent recurrences.