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At my last gyno exam, the nurse pointed out two bumps in my crotchular area that she said were benign, and could be removed by using some kind of topical medicine they have. I forgot what exactly she said they were, or what caused them. There's one kind of on my lower butt cheek that feels like a big pimple or a wart, and it's been there for several months. Then there's a tiny bump on my inner thigh near where my labia touch it, and it's been there longer. I accidentally shaved it off once (ow!) and it just came back. At first I thought it was just a pimple, too, but it's not. I doubt they are ingrown hairs also since I rarely shave the inner thigh area (except that one time, and the bump was already there) and the bump on my butt is on an area where hair doesn't grow. Anyone know what these are? There hasn't been any change in my risk for disease, either, and since the nurse said they were benign I'm guessing it may be some kind of localized cancer thing, or fungal thing?

Edit: I looked at them in the mirror. They are dark pinkish-red overgrown freckle looking things. Originally I thought they were freckles, until they started getting bigger and 3-d. The bigger one on my butt also feels kind of tender, not tough like a mole would. Its surface is smooth and flat, but it's raised. It might even be a different thing than the one on my inner thigh...

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this sounds exactly like what i just went to the gyno for.

try looking up "mulluscom contagiosum."

have have two TINY ones, and am currently being treated for it with aldara cream.

was there a reason why she told you this and never gave you a prescription or anything?

Well, it was a yearly exam and also we were running some tests in order to get me approved for an IUD, which will happen in the next few weeks. I think she phrased it in such a way that I was supposed to say "yes, now" or "no, not now" for the topical cream, and I was kind of distracted at the time, since my CERVIX WAS BEING PRIED OPEN as she told me this, so I don't remember answering. I guess I can ask for it when I go get the IUD.

yes, unfortunately gynos, and many doctors in general have a tendency to have bad timing when asking/answering questions.

my attitude about it was better get rid of it now rather than later. but maybe just so you know for yourself it would be good to ask!

Hey, I hope you don't mind me asking, but I've seen you in the bloomington community. Did you go to the IU health center for your exam? If so, do they do IUDs there? I've been thinking about one, but wasn't too sure about where to get it done in Bloomington. I like the nurse practioner I saw at IU, so I'd be a little sad to go somewhere else.

No, I go to Planned Parenthood. They didn't give me a whole lot of trouble about the IUD, either, and I think they're generally OK (if a bit slow about waiting time).

Thanks for the information. I very recently went off of the pill and want to see how I respond to having no hormones in my system after a few months before I decide if my body works better with or without hormones. Good luck with everything!

Sounds like warts to me. I haven't had em down there, but I've had a few on my body and when I accidently shave one off it grows right back. She might've been talking about freezing them off, which they can do in office, or perhaps trying some sort of topical treatment. There are certain acids that can kinda draw the wart out and eliminate it eventually, but I'd thing if it was warts down there they'd probably freeze 'em because it's quicker and more effective. It could be moles too, but she probably would have told you that and moles shouldn't get that large. It could be just regular warts.. not genital warts..have you been exposed? I probably wouldn't call it a cancer. Cancers and moles are usually surgically removed.

very doubtful i've been exposed - we were both tested last year, and haven't slept with anyone but each other.

Maybe it is just regular warts then? You can get them in weird place.. I'd say they could be skin tags, but they sound to large to be skin tags. You might jsut call your doc and ask about them. It should be in your chart and if it's not you can probably talk to your doctor.

i'm trying to look up images of skin tags now, but they're not work safe so it's a little difficult. one of them's really small, it might be a skin tag.

another thing--when i discovered my two littles bumps..i was convinced they were skin tags. i was relatively confident that they were not (and they are not) warts..but i really did think they were more like skin tags. they are just as small and insignificant.

but i've had skin tags of all sizes.

i would doubt that it's cancerous. i mean i can't say that for sure, i'm not the doctor, but skin cancer for instance is usually something that occurs on an area exposed to a LOT of sun..probably not your butt right?

and remember that a lot of things like warts, etc., don't always have symptoms right away. so unless you've been tested for these things, you don't know.

again, my advice is call your doctor and see what they named them as, and let them know what's going on now.

ps. pictures online can be really helpful, but they can also be deceiving. for instance with the warts, most of the pictures you see are of genital warts which are REALLY far along and developed, not like what you would be looking for now.

Also, were you virgins when you got together? I don't know if they can actually test for genital warts unless you have an outbreak.

no, neither of us were virgins. from my reading about genital warts, the symptoms don't quite match up. i'm looking at skin tags now, since the thigh one kind of sounds like that - it's regular skin, just raised and discolored. the butt one is the one worrying me now.

They might be skin tags.

It could be hidradenitis suppurativa. (http://www.hs-usa.org/hidradenitis_suppurativa.htm)

I looked at those pictures, I don't think that's very similar. Thanks though. Actually I looked at the thing on my butt today and it's a different color than the rest of my skin - it looks like an overgrown freckle or mole, but more red than brown.

Well that's good that's not it. It's definitely not fun.

maybe it's a mole?they pop up like freckles... especially if your a freckl-y type...

hey that's possible.. i think the nurse who examined me also commented on the freckles on my arms/back as if there were a lot... i have noticed more freckles on me lately but i don't go in the sun ever. wierd. and that nurse had never seen my back before.

Definitely could be skin tags, which luckily are harmless.