My Penis Has White Spots!
         Is This Normal?

Lisa S. Lawless, Ph.D., CEO

If you have them, you aren't alone in having them. Men and boys worry about these spots as they typically think they may have a sexually transmitted disease, cancer, they haven't washed enough, masturbated too much, and so on and on and on...and all because of these common, normal white spots on the skin of their penis and testicles. So let's take a moment to clear up what they are and just why you should not worry if you have them.

 

These are called Fordyce spots and they are completely natural blemishes on the skin of the genitals in both men and women. They can appear all over the penis and testicles, including the glans and coronal rim. They may or may not have hair growing out of them, they may be tiny or a millimeter or two across, and you may have hundreds of them or just a few. They may appear quite quickly around puberty or in the early twenties.

 

So What Are They?

They are just a modified form of sweat gland unique to the genitals. You cannot usually squeeze them but f you can then it will empty like a blackhead on your face. They don't go on spreading indefinitely, but once you've got them, you've got them for life. Most every guy has them, and many women too. They are quite natural and harmless, and will not offend a sexual partner.