Hi i went to a gynocologist in december and was told that the bumps near my genitals were skin tags...?

in october i went to a different gynocologist and she said they could be genial warts (HPV) , but i got tested and it came back negative, but i still have to have a biopsy done on one of them, because she did not think they were skin tags or related to heat. What do you think this could be?


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Hi i went to a gynocologist in december and was told that the bumps near my genitals were skin tags...?
It's fairly common for skin tags to form around your groin area, usually due to your underwear repeatedly rubbing against your skin. It's good to get them checked out to make sure, but skin tags look NOTHING like genital warts so I'm not really sure about what your doctor told you. Anyway, skin tags are completely harmless and can be removed by a dermatologist if they're frequently getting irritated.
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Reply:The HPV test uses a sample of the cervix not the vulva the HPV test only screens for high risk HPV types genital warts are usually low risk HPV types 6 or 11. There is the chance that you do not have HPV on the cervix but do on the vulva. A doctor can do an HPV test on the biopsies of the skin tag but there is no test that screens just the vulva.





Skin tags are usually found on the skin that has something that is rubbing a collar or a necklace is often the case of skin tags on the neck. Skin folds of the groin can also be a skin tag.





A skin tag may be a low risk HPV type.





The biopsy will give you the answers to your question.





Human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6/11 DNA were found in a high percentage of skin tag biopsy samples obtained from 49 white patients (see Human Papillomavirus). According to the authors of the study, viral infection should be considered as a pathogenic cofactor.





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