No, my fear of it being something horrible and permanent is always stronger than any embarrassment I feel.

I had a weird red spot on the tip of my dick for almost 2 years that I put off going to the doctor for. I knew it wasn’t an STD (or at least trusted my wife enough to not consider it), but it had me worried for a while.

Eventually showed it to a doctor and they were like “oh you have Psoriasis, which is nothing to worry about. Here’s a cream that will clear it up in a week.”

Honestly I can’t believe it took me 2 years to work up the courage to get it checked out. In the end it was a simple 5 minute conversation that relieved a ton of stress.