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My girlfriend has been checked for STD's, and came up negative. She hasnt had sex in two years. Recently, we had sex for the first time, I used a condom and everything was ok. She has also been on the birth control patch for about a year now, and was previously on the pill before that. After a while, we stopped using a condom and I developed a red rash with no irratation. A few months later, the rash is still there but now I have many skin color bumps on the shaft, scrotum, and anus. Some of the ones on the scrotum have hair others do not. They are itchy, and uncomfertable but not painful. I dont get sick, or have troubles peeing...Is this an alergic reaction to her birth control or somthing her body makes, or could I have an STD? She shows no signs or irritation, but I do...If you have any ideas about that this could be, please let me know.

Answer:
by Megan Andelloux: (05/28/2005)
Dear Jim... It sounds to me like one of two things, although, I am not a doctor, so I am going to advise you right away to check in with a dermatologist or a Planned Parenthood clinic if you are concerned your parents will find out or you are strapped for cash (Planned Parenthood fees are usually based on what you can afford). So, when your girlfriend got tested for everything, she did not get tested for genital warts or herpes. These tests are based on visual inspection only, but if she wasn't having an outbreak, or it was located inside of her vagina or rectum, they wouldn't see it. It sounds to me like you have either molluscum which produces small bumps and can be itchy or genital warts, which are fleshy, itchy and both can be passed on through skin to skin contact. Both need to be treated by a health professional to remove them and if you don't get them removed, they will continue to grow. The chances that you are allergic to your partner's birth control method is rare, I've never heard of it effecting a male, so I'm going to rule that question out. There could be a chance that you have a yeast infection, but she would have had to have had a yeast infection to pass it onto you. And while yeast infection's are itchy, they don't produce bumps. So, you need to go see a doctor, none of this stuff heals on it's own, in fact, it just gets worse. They will help you out and get everything in tip top shape again. You also need to get your girlfriend tested again, this time spefically looking for warts or molluscum. If she has it, she will need to be treated otherwise you will just keep getting it back from her. You will also need to start using condoms again, as if it is genital warts, they are passed on through skin to skin contact and they are a lifelond disease (meaning they can reapper at any time-next week or 15 years from now). Tricky little suckers they are. So, trot your butt down to the nearest health clinic and have somene fix you all up. Good for you for writing in and asking this question, you're taking care of yourself! Peace_ Megan Andelloux

Reviewed by: Patricia Fawver Ph.D. in Sexology

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