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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dried red spot on the head of my penis. saw this about 5 days ago, masturbated frequently a week ago, frottage 8 mnths ago. could this be herpes?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
55 years experience
Yes: Sometimes herpes can present.without pain. It may look look like a cracked, raw or red area without pain. Although frottage is designed to prevent transmission.genital contact may occur. it does not happen just with masturbationj
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3.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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