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Your boyfriend needs to go in and be tested too. He can go to the country health department. He may or may not have the same thing as you, it depends on a number of circumstances.
If you have faithfully used condoms, it may be something else entirely. If you haven't then he is very high risk.
Scrotums and penises, as you've likely noticed, have many tiny bumps and textures that are absolutely normal. Non-STD lesions on the penis include the common condition of folliculitis, which is skin bacterial infection of a hair follicle, usually caused by friction or irritation.
Lesions on the genitals can be a sign of infection. Painful, tiny clusters of small blisters may indicate genital herpes. Other ulcers or sores on the penis, whether painful or painless, could be a symptom of syphilis. Rarely, scabies can present as bumps under the skin in the pubic region, and small blisters could also be caused by allergies or yeast.
Only a doctor can make a diagnosis after a proper medical examination. If you're not sure what you've got, make an appointment today.
Trichomoniasis is a STD caused by a microscopic, flagellated protozoan parasite {Trichomonas vaginalis; it's NOT a bacteria or a virus}. It produces a frothy, greenish, foul-smelling vaginal discharge, intense vaginal and/or vulvar itching, and pain during urination or intercourse in women. Most infected men don't have symptoms; when they do, it may include painful urination and/or ejaculation, and intense itching at the urethral opening (just where you say that your boyfriend has a sore spot; it may have been caused by his scratching the area because of the itch). Testing consists of collecting a sample of the woman's vaginal discharge and looking at it through a microscope; this parasite is easily seen because it's quite large (but it can't be seen by the naked eye, only through a microscope). In men, a swab from the outermost part of the urethra is similarly microscopically examined, but the parasite is harder to find in males than in females. Both partners should be simultaneously treated using oral metrodinazole {Flagyl}; females are sometimes also prescribed vaginal metrodinazole {MetroGel} at the same time. Of course, you should go to the STD or Infectious Diseases office at your state's health department; they CAN'T deny you treatment if you are infected. You may also seek such testing/treatment at any Planned Parenthood clinic; they'll provide it at little or no cost. To find out the location of the Planned Parenthood clinic nearest to you, go to the following link:
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/...
For more information on trichomoniasis, its symptoms and treatment, look up the following links:
http://www.cdc.gov/std/trichomonas/stdfa...
www.cbu.edu/~seisen/BIOL413LcL...
www.pathobio.sdu.edu.cn/dhp/im...
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