hpv can go away?

Question

My doctor said hpv will go away depending on my immune system. My doctor said to excersice, eat healthy and start taking vitamins. She said especially folic acid, it suppose to boost up you immune system. Is this all ture? Has anyone done this and it went away?

Answer 1

Yes, your doctor is absolutely correct. For most people HPV DOES go away on its own, but for some people it will stay with them the rest of their life. HPV is a virus and there are no cures for viruses. So, unless a person is able to get rid of it, they usually will always have it. There is no medication to cure it.

Answer 2

Start by looking for info from the CDC. This is an exceptional place to get the basic information you need and help lead you to other places for additional information.

HPV is a virus and will not go away. Your body may or may not be able to make a visible outbreak go away. It all depends on your immune system and how well is can work against the virus. Your immune system will not be able to erase the virus from your body. Few strains of the virus cause visible signs or further complications.

Your doctor was most likely talking about the warts themselves, not the actual virus. Exercising, eating healthy, vitamins, are all good recommendations from your doctor. A healthier body will always be able to fend off infections better.

Your own immune system can take care of visible outbreaks (warts) but not the virus itself.

Answer 3

Zinc is what we use at my hospital to boost the immune system. Besides preventing neural defects in newborns, folic acid (a B vitamin) helps the body generate healthy new cells but I've never heard of it boosting the immune systems. Most people can have an HPV infection and never know it. For many, the infection does resolve in 8 to 13 months. But not all strains of HPV "go away". Ask your doctor about adding a zinc supplement and follow her other advice. Perhaps you'll be fortunate enough not to have one of the tenacious viral strains. I truly hope so.

Answer 4

Once we receive the human papilloma virus it does stay with us. There is no cure for the virus but they are many treatments. Treatment many times rid the body of the outward cell manifestation is that HPV often creates. Treatments may also help the body to recognize the virus and start fighting it.

The replication of HPV is explained more here:
http://main.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=65962

“In effect, HPV is able to mimic our own chromosomes, behaving as a sort of ‘mini-chromosome’, independently replicating and keeping pace as the cellular chromosomes replicate and the cell divides,” says Tom Broker, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular genetics and co-author of the paper. “This allows the virus to remain in our bodies indefinitely, with the potential of causing serious disease years, even decades, after first exposure.”>
Folic acid does seem to help in cell repair; necessary vitamins for the young gal can probably address in a pre-natal multi vitamin. Eating your greens cauliflower and broccoli also help, adequate sleep…getting stage four sleep (the body repairs itself in this stage) exercise and using condoms all play a part in helping the body eliminate the outward affects that HPV can cause, but unfortunately none of this eliminates the virus from the body.
In some people the virus can reappear years down the road…or it may never come back. Allow your further sex partners to know you have the virus.
If you are under the age of 26 ask your doctor about the Gardasil vaccine. You may not have been exposed to all 4 HPV types that the vaccine provides protection against. Receiving the vaccine does not treat the virus HPV types that you have but may help your body build antibodies it needs to fight the virus. At this time men cannot receive the vaccine but many are hoping that this will change. I think it is everyone’s hope that the HPV vaccine will become a part of our children’s vaccination programs. Vaccination programs are decided by your state. Planned Parenthood it hoping to be able to administer the vaccine by the first of the year giving some form of discount.
Getting the vaccine does not eliminate the need for annual Pap test with HPV testing.

Answer 5

Yes, your immune system can clear HPV on its own. Both folic acid and beta carotene are indicated; I followed the dosing instructions in Dr. Andrew Weil's book, "Natural Health Natural Medicine." My dysplasia cleared up on its own after about 6 months and I no longer test positive for HPV.

Answer 6

check out some government std sites...a new report just came out.

If they go away, and stay away for 6 months its a pretty good sign they won't come back. My std doc says for 90% of people this is true. Your body fights it off eventually, like any other virus.

It might just sit in the skin forever though. If you have no symptoms and you still have the virus in your skin, theres a 1-3% chance youll pass it to someone else. Use a condom and you'll be fine.

Stay healthy and you should have no problem getting rid of it.

Answer 7

I was diagnosed with CIN2 cells due to HPV last year. I had no symptoms, and was given the option of having treatment to get rid of it. I didnt have the treatment and altered my lifestyle to be a little bit healthier. I went back 1 year later for another colposcopy and they found NOTHING...so yes your immune system can defeat the virus. I imagine not everyone is so lucky, keep your paps up and if its reoccuring have treatment. My gyno said its more likely for younger people (i am 20) to rid themselves of the virus as opposed to older women who get it.

Answer 8

I m a 30 years old male and had genital warts at age of 22 and the warts have been treated and never came back.
Does this mean the virus has gone away?
If it goes away, does this means my body formed antibodies against the virus?
Can I test for antibodies in my blood?
Can I still pass it to my future wife?
What if I want to have babies and I cant use condoms?

Answer 9

Genital HPV infection is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Human papillomavirus is the name of a group of viruses that includes more than 100 different strains or types. More than 30 of these viruses are sexually transmitted, and they can infect the genital area of men and women including the skin of the penis, vulva (area outside the vagina), or anus, and the linings of the vagina, cervix, or rectum. Most people who become infected with HPV will not have any symptoms and will clear the infection on their own.

Some of these viruses are called "high-risk" types, and may cause abnormal Pap tests. They may also lead to cancer of the cervix, vulva, vagina, anus, or penis. Others are called "low-risk" types, and they may cause mild Pap test abnormalities or genital warts. Genital warts are single or multiple growths or bumps that appear in the genital area, and sometimes are cauliflower shaped.

Answer 10

That is a very brave question. I was wondering that same one myself. I know someone very close to me who has hpv, and i feel so bad for her. I have been researching and i can't really find crap.