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Hi, Im a 25 year old male. who recently went to the doctor b/c it appeared that i had hemroids. i was perscribed hydrocortisone cream. the itchy feeling and irritation went away but it appears that the hemroids are still there. i have been researching online and am now worried...in panic that i have anal worst caused by HPV. i have been nervous all day; my dr could not get me in to see him for four days, any advice?

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Posted by CamilleRN 23 days and 23 hours ago.

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Hi and thank you for your question, I am sorry you are experieicing this worry. How long ago was your contact?

HPV symptoms in men are not always present because most people who have a HPV infection don't even know they have it. HPV lives in the mucous membranes or skin and usually causes no symptoms in men or women. Some men will develop visible genital warts in their anus or penis. If there are symptoms of HPV in men, they usually come in the form of genital warts. These usually appear as soft, moist, pink, or flesh-colored swellings, usually in the genital or anal area. Genital warts can be raised or flat, single or multiple, small or large, and are sometimes cauliflower-shaped. After sexual contact with an infected person, warts may appear within weeks, months, or not at all. Can you get a mirror ( or two mirrors) and try to look and see what they look like?

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Thanks for replying. I have not had sexual contact for 6 months and it was not actual sex, it was oral sex. prior that is has been approx 1 year. i had a STD test taken last year; came back clean. I am just worried because the pictures on line of HVP anal warts and hemroids are very similar. Im just at a loss for what do to.

Posted by CamilleRN 23 days and 23 hours ago.

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Hemorrhoids are usually smooth and warts are bumpy looking... what do they look like?

23 days and 23 hours ago.

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thanks again for your help/concern. they are mainly smooth but there is one good size one. would the cream that i was putting on reduce the swelling of worts or only hemroids?

Posted by CamilleRN 23 days and 23 hours ago.

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only hemorrhoids... everything you have told me points to hemorrhoids...not HPV.

Posted by CamilleRN 23 days and 23 hours ago.

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Hemorrhoids sometimes require surgery to remove, sometimes they shrink enough not to bother you any more. Make sure you don't strain with bowel movements..take fiber daily with lots of water.

23 days and 23 hours ago.

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so anal worst dont itch? mine are more reddish? what happens if it is HVP... there is no cure right?

 

sorry im getting lengthly here. i will accept i just want to clearify somethings

23 days and 23 hours ago.

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so anal worts dont itch? mine are more reddish? what happend if it is HVP?

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Currently there is no cure for HPV, but the viral infection usually resolves itself. Hemorrhoids itch and are reddish, anal warts are more greyisn or whitish and bumpy and normally do not itch.

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