Found a suspicious spot on your todger and starting to freak out? Don't stress! Just like the rest of your body, it is perfectly normal to occasionally get spots on your penis. Our resident pharmacist Rita Ghelani explains what different types of penile spots mean, so you will know when to chill out and when to hotfoot it to the GP. From septic spots to itchy sores, finding a spot or three on your penis can be worrying, but now is not the time to freak out.
Red or white spots and lumps on the penis - When to worry | Patient
How many penises have you seen? Even for the most dick-inundated among us -- locker room attendees, adult-movie reviewers, bachelorette party gift designers -- the number probably pales in comparison to the number of other body parts necks, forearms, ankles you've seen. And when we don't see a lot of something, it's awfully hard to compare your body part to others' -- or to know what's normal. So when something appears on a guy's dick, panic ensues. To help take the fear and mystery out of the age-old question, "What's on my dick?
In some cases, red spots may result from poor hygiene or a minor irritation. These spots typically disappear in a day or two. Red spots that develop as a result of something more serious, such as a sexually transmitted infection STI , typically last longer and are accompanied by other symptoms.
Finding bumps on the head of your penis can be alarming, but most of the time bumps in this area are not serious. Tyson glands are tiny sebaceous glands that form on either side of the frenulum, which is the fold of connective tissue under the penis. They appear as small yellow or white bumps under the penis head.