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Dark spots on shaft of penis.

So I was in the shower today, and I figured hey I’ll do a testicle exam, feel for lumps what not. Well nothing alarming, but as I was looking at them I noticed the pigment all on the shaft one my penis looked kind of spotty on the right side and it appears like there's quite a number of these spots some larger, most are smaller.

Whatever these are, aren’t raised, and look brown, some spots darker (keep in mind I’m fairly dark skinned in that region anyhow). They seem to be more present where there are veins.

I’m a healthy 35 year. Don’t smoke don’t drink, eat pretty clean. I’m not currently sexually active, I haven’t been for awhile. I have been a bit stressed lately though too.

Just wondering if anyone has any idea what this could be? I googled and it said it could be lentigines, melanotic macules or some sort of melanosis.  So I’m not jumping to conclusions here, and my doc is off for a month.

Thank you.
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I wouldn't panic, but it's a good idea to have a doctor give you an exam in person.  Is there another doctor you can go to?  Google is pretty good at giving people anxiety about what things could be- but only a doctor will be able to tell you for sure what's going on- it's important to gather medical history and do an in person exam to get an accurate diagnosis.  
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