Like I said I have HPV, I do not show any symptoms, well never have, I found out 4yrs ago, after my doc exam, but I have not had sex in the past 2yrs, they say that HPV can go away on it's own, does not having sex help your chances of getting your body fight the virus and make it go away on it's own.
2006-06-05 16:11:52 · 9 answers · asked by wants to know??? 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Yes, your body does eventually clear the symptoms of HPV. Doctors used to think that once you had HPV, you had it for life, but now they know that HPV is more like a common cold. HPV actually refers to a family of viruses. Once you've had one strain of HPV, it's like getting over a strain of the cold virus--you can never get that strain of HPV back again. It usually takes about two years for your body to clear that strain of HPV from your system, but always make sure you get your yearly Pap smears to make sure that the HPV has, in fact, gone away and hasn't gotten any worse.
Not having sex will prevent you from becoming exposed to other strains of HPV. Just because you've had one strain of HPV in the past doesn't mean you are then immune to all strains of HPV--you could get a new strain of it from a new sex partner and it could cause symptoms all over again.
2006-06-05 16:16:31 · answer #1 · answered by athena1213 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't let anyone put you down for having HPV. I have it I was diagnosed with it before I ever had sex. You can get it from your mother when she gave birth to you. And you can also get it from tanning beds, commode lids and anything that has body fluids on it . And yes some type's are cure able they can go away on there on. watch the most recent commercials on HPV and you will see this is so. I have never passed it on to anyone, or had any symptoms. There are Hundreds of type's of HPV it doesn't mean you have genital warts or anything to that extream.
2006-06-05 16:27:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no "cure" for HPV infection, although in most women the infection goes away on its own. The treatments provided are directed to the changes in the skin or mucous membrane caused by HPV infection, such as warts and pre-cancerous changes in the cervix.
2006-06-05 16:29:00 · answer #3 · answered by bettyboop 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. HPV sheds on its own in way over half the people who get it. But, it's more like ten years without an outbreak before you are considered HPV free.
2006-06-05 16:23:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't get rid of HPV... you have it for the rest of your life, and having no symptoms means absolutely nothing.
2006-06-05 16:16:13 · answer #5 · answered by heidielizabeth69 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
HPV stays for life.
2006-06-05 16:14:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Go see your doctor and get tested, but it can go away. Make sure
2006-06-05 16:17:18 · answer #7 · answered by redtinydawg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe you passed it on...did you get a recent delivery? ; )
2006-06-05 16:15:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please see the webpages for details on Genital warts and Crevical cancer.
2006-06-05 16:28:44 · answer #9 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋