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So i have a single painless red spot on the shaft of my penis. doc said it wasn't herpes or hpv. what can it be?

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Syphilis?: It is hard to say without seeing the lesion, but a a painless chancre on the penis is a classic finding of syphilis. Did you get any blood testing?

Answered 9/11/2013

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