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					| I have recently, within the past 2 weeks, had a enlarged blood vessel on my penis. I am not sure if this is something I should be fairly concerned about or not. It is not painful, but it seems to get worse when I put on a condom. It becomes almost stiff with blood. Maybe I"m just using condoms that are too tight, but it is still fairly enlarged w/out one on. Any clues as to why this may be?
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					| Sorry, this is definitely one problem that will need a clinical examination to make a diagnosis.  (It is not at all likely to be due to 'too tight' condoms however; it is more likely that the condom's restriction allows blood to accumulate in an enlarged vein, which is in itself not a problem). 
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