I have something on my thigh, in the crease between my scrotum and my thigh.. it started as one small little thing that looked like a verruca, then it got flat... then after about a week it got lil sores on the tip and now looks like colliflower.. and a few other small ones have emerged... i dont have insurance and im totally emberassed to go to the doctor.. how do i know if i have HPV what else can it be?.. could it be a rash? the biggest one is stuck to my skin and kind of hangs.. what would happen if i cut it off?
2006-07-26 12:01:48 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
the tip of the leision.. looks red and kinda bleeds a little bit.. the tips are little white soars and they have blood in them too..
2006-07-26 12:02:35 · update #1
Do you not have a local county clinic you can go to? I'm pretty sure every community has one. HPV can cause genital warts, but what you are describing doesn't sound like genital warts.
IM me and tell me what city and county you live in and maybe I can find a local clinic for you to go to.
What you are describing sounds a bit more like herpes, but you would have to get checked out to know for sure. Do the areas hurt?
2006-07-26 12:05:01 · answer #1 · answered by WiserAngel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello my friend, you need to see a doctor. Yes, this could be HPV - but it could also just be warts. Please don't be afraid to see a doctor - they see plenty of STDs or STD-suspicious people every day, believe me, it may seem like a big deal in your life but it's just another patient in their's. Most doctors, unlike the rest of the public, also understand that having an STD doesn't say anything about your personality or status - it just means you need treatment! Only a doctor - certainly not a regular Joe on a site like this - can diagnose you and help you take care of the problem, whatever it is. If you do have an STD, you want to start treatment, prevent transmission, and move on with your life without this worry hovering in your mind all the time. So please see a doctor!
2006-07-26 12:12:00 · answer #2 · answered by ghost orchid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To find out if you have syphilis the doctor must do a blood test. Syphilis is easily treated with penicillin. However, left untreated, syphilis is a deadly disease, and can kill a person years after infection. The first sign of syphilis is often a sore that doesn't hurt and goes away even if you don't take any medicine. This sore is called a chancre. It usually appears on the penis, vagina, or rectum. Syphilis is most easily spread when someone has a chancre.
There is usually only one chancre, but sometimes there are more. The chancre is usually round. It often looks like several layers of skin are missing. Women who don't get treated for syphilis can give it to their unborn babies. Often these babies are born dead or have brain damage! These are other signs of syphilis:
Losing patches of hair
Losing eyebrows
A rash on the body (anywhere on the body)
A rash on the bottom of the feet or the palms of the hands are another symptom of syphilis. You cannot get syphilis by touching the skin of someone with this rash, unless there are open sores.
Most men and women with syphilis will go through a period of time when they have no signs of syphilis. They don't feel sick, BUT they still have syphilis. This can happen after the chancre has gone away, but before the rash appears. This can also happen after the rash goes away or their hair starts growing back.
Gonorrhea and chlamydia are both bacteria and easily treated. The symptoms of gonorrhea and chlamydia are very similar. Men and women often complain of a discharge, frequent urination, or burning when they urinate. In gonorrhea, the discharge is often white. In chlamydia, the discharge is usually clear. Very often people infected with gonorrhea or chlamydia may not have any symptoms! Both gonorrhea and chlamydia are spread by coming in contact with the discharge. If a woman is not treated for either of these diseases, it could lead to a severe infection in her reproductive organs which could cause infertility.
Genital warts are caused by a virus called the human papilloma virus. The warts can be removed, but the person will have the virus for the rest of their life. It is very common for the warts to reappear after they have been removed. This disease is spread by coming in contact with the wart, but often the warts can not be seen. Genital warts can also have very different appearances.
The warts can be removed, but there is no cure for this disease! Using a condom will not prevent transmission of the virus, if the condom does not completely cover the warts.
The scabies mite can be transmitted during sex, or close physical contact with a friend or family member. They burrow under the skin and cause severe itching. This can produce sores.
Scabies is easily treated with a special cream and by washing all clothes and bedding.
Herpes is caused by a virus. There are two types of herpes: herpes simplex virus-1 and herpes simplex virus-2. You can get both types by having sex. The symptom of both types of herpes is a group of small sores or blisters that hurt. Sometimes the sores cannot be seen. Herpes is usually spread by coming in contact with the sores. Sometimes herpes can be spread even when the sores are gone. Medicine can be given to make the sores go away faster, but the person will have the virus the rest of their life.
Call the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. You can call them 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at 1-800-342-AIDS (2437) (Calling from outside the U.S.? Call 1-301-217-0023).
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2006-07-26 12:13:29 · answer #3 · answered by If u were wondering, It's me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-01 02:17:40 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Suck it up and go to a free clinic. HPV turns in to cancer (some types). I can not tell you if you have it because they a million different types.
2006-07-26 12:05:45 · answer #5 · answered by Jo Jo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Swallow your pride and see a physician. Sounds more like gential warts than HPV. And don't pick!
2006-07-26 12:05:12 · answer #6 · answered by Brendy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to go to a doctor! What if it's worse then HPV?
2006-07-26 12:06:36 · answer #7 · answered by angelpockets 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to go to the doctor, whether you can afford it or not. If it is something serious, you need to get it treated.
2006-07-26 12:05:23 · answer #8 · answered by Evilest_Wendy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to your county health department.
2006-07-28 16:27:57 · answer #9 · answered by laura c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DUDE! Just go to a doctor. Swallow your embarrassment.
2006-07-26 12:06:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋