Can a pimple-like growth on my penis be wart?

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To answer your first question you have to give me more information. Is the lesion painful? Does the pimple-like structure have a reddish base? Have you ever seen it disappear? Is there any associated itching with it?

Genital warts are only transmitted by sexual contact. So if you have not had sexual contact the chances of it being herpes warts is very unlikely. If you are herpes positive this will transmit to your spouse via sexual contact. These lesions can be only diagnosed by examination, so I would strongly recommend to get yourself checked out by a doctor. HPV vaccination is only recommended until the age of 25 years both in men and women. It is the most efficacy if gotten only within that time but FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has now approved optional vaccination with Gardasil or Cervarix (names of vaccine) in women up to the age of 45 years. There is no added benefits. This vaccination is done once in the lifetime and no additional boosters required. Cervical cancer has a bimodal peak it can occur in women in the reproductive age group from 25-45 years or on the older age group from 65-75 years. Cervical cancer does not occur in everyone. It has various risk factors like multiple sexual partners, high-risk lifestyle like smoking, alcoholism, nulliparity, and multiple infections. Virus which causes warts is the HSV (herpes simplex virus) and this can be transferred from mother to child.

I hope this helps.