Conditions Confused With Genital Warts

People can confused other skin problems with genital warts due to them discovering lumps or bumps on their genitals. Here are the most common condictions which are confused with genital warts, but are perfectly normal and non-infectious condictions.

Conditions that may be confused with genital warts include:

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Genital Herpes

is a very common sexual transmitted infection (STI). 1 in 4 adults will get herpes. It is spread by skin to skin contact.

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Skin Tags

tend to develop usually in adulthood. The are harmless and 46% of the population will develop at least one skin tag in their lifetime. For more information click here.

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Pearly Penile Papules

are small white or skin-coloured bumps that, when numerous, appear in a ring around the edge of the head of the penis. More rarely, similar papules may be found on the vulva.

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Sebaceous Glands (Fordyce Spots)

are hard white, yellowish or skin-coloured little bumps that may be found all over the skin of the penis and scrotum in men, and the vulva in women. Sebaceous glands produce a substance called sebum, which keeps the surface of the skin oily.

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Angiokeratomas

develop as bright red or purple spots that look a little like blood blisters.

Any doubt about lumps and bumps on the genitals can usually be resolved by a quick visit to a doctor or sexual health clinic.