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Posted on: 08/28/2007
Question
Hi,
I am 15 years old and for a while now I have had tiny red bumps on my penis show up at random times (almost like pimples but you cannot pop them). I have had oral sexual contact and I was just wondering if these could be herpes or something. I looked online and the pictures did not appear to be so but I still am worried. Are these natural occurrences?
Answer
They sound perfectly normal, and please do not try and pick them, but the only way to know for sure is to have a doctor check them out, which is why the question page says we cannot answer questions about bumps and rashes - I am sorry!