It’s hard to know exactly what this is without looking at it, but skin tags usually don’t “turn up overnight”. If you’re sexually active, it would be a good idea to have it checked out by your health care provider. Genital warts can look like skin tags at first glance, but they’re spread via sexual (skin-to-skin) contact and are caused by the human papillomavirus.
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