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pulling my hair out worried

first off, thank you for taking the time to read my question.
it all started a few weeks ago when i noticed very slight scabbing on the glans of my penis (on the top, slightly left of the middle). it was very slight and didnt look serious at all. it kinda looked like dried semen or scabbing from masturbating too hard. i knew it was neither though, as i hadnt masturbated the night before and it would have been on the shaft if i had. so i have no idea of how it got there. i picked it off and it healed easily. i thought no more about it, until about a week ago.
a little over a week ago i noticed the same scabbing in the same place, no idea how it got there. i left it alone for a day or two to see if it would go away, no such luck. being the obssessing person i am, i had to do something. i picked it off and it seemed deeper than it looked on the outside, but still i didnt think much about a possible std. maybe a day later it looked much different, like an infected or ingrown hair with a scab that comes off in the shower. i have had many ingrown hairs before but didnt think it was possible to get on on the glans. the only other thing i can think of is it rubbing against my underwear after the scab was picked.
my primary concern is syphilis, as it looks closest to pictures ive seen. very slightly elevated edges with a crater like center. also very slight redness around the area. it doesnt hurt at all (like syphilis). but then again it isnt hard like a button. im to understand that syphilis doenst start like a scab, but more like a red spot then turning into a chancre. the entire sore is about the size of a bb or a small bead. whats strange is the sore is round like a chancre, but the earlier scab was long and thinner. i dont know if it helps but it does bubble under hydrogen peroxide.

this, as you can imagine is very confusing and scary to me. ive only had sex twice with 2 different girls my entire life. the first was protected (february) and the second was not.(sometimes between june and august). i know for a fact the second time i didnt have any open cuts or scrapes on my glans.
but thats about the best detail i can provide.
what does this sound like to you?  

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i know i should see a doc. but i would really prefer i didnt until my body gives me a little more signs. i have no insurance, and of course, its quite embarassing. i will definately not be having sex anytime soon until i know for sure. you wouldnt happen to know the odds of a healthy person fighting the infection off without treatment? (i know i know, thats a stupid thing to do and im not planning on doing this, im just curious). maybe its wishful thinking on my part, but doesnt syphilis start as a red bumb, turning into the chancre? i didnt think it started with a scab turning directly into a chancre.
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Unable to tell you what it could be. Best advice is to see a Dr.
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