I dont get it....does HPV ever just go away? or is it with you for your whole life?

Answer 1

There is NO "cure" for HPV because it is a virus, however, most women are able to get rid of the virus on their own. Their bodies can basically "fight it off" and get rid of it.

When most people think of a "cure" they think of getting rid of something with drugs, therapy, natural remedies, etc. So, since there are no drugs or therapy to actually rid the virus from the body then there is technically no "cure".

Since HPV is a virus though, and there are no cures for viruses, some people will have the virus their entire life and are unable to get rid of it. And, just because a person might have gotten rid of the virus doesn't mean they can't contract it again in the future. They can always contract the virus again if they have sex with someone who has it or they come in DIRECT skin to skin contact with the infected area of someone who has it.
http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm#cure

Answer 2

Does Hpv Ever Go Away

Answer 3

HPV is a virus, like chicken pox. There are over 100 different strains of HPV, five types can cause cervical cancer. Other strains cause genital warts, warts of the hands /or feet or nothing at all. HPV is with you forever. Your bodys immune system can fight it off, then can flare back up. You may never know that you even have it, excpet for routine pap smears. You can help by not smoking, eating healthy and using a condom( because you can become infected with other types of HPV) Good Luck!

Answer 4

It's a virus, sort of like how chicken pox is a virus. If the immune system is strong, it can keep HPV in check and for most people it won't cause a problem. It does stay with you for life though.

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Answer 7

Read Alli's answer again. She is right, as usual.

Like Alli said, there is a lot of confusion around the idea of "curing" viruses.

With many viral pathogens, our immune systems can sometimes spontaneously deal with the new infection and rid our bodies of it. This is called viral clearance. And it is very common among many viral diseases.

For example,
In Hepatitis B, the majority of those infected with Hep B will clear the virus spontaneously sometime during the acute infection stage. That means the virus is GONE from the body, though the antibodies they have made in response to Hep B can remain in their bodies for life. People who test Hep B+ after 6 months, are considered to be chronically infected. In those people the virus MAY stay with them for life.

In Hepatitis C, 15-45% of people who are exposed to Hep C and make antibodies to Hep C will not develop chronic Hep C infection, their bodies clear the virus sometime during the acute phase. Viral clearance is the spontaneous elimination of hepatitis C virus from the bloodstream, although evidence of previous infection—antibodies to hepatitis C—usually remains. Viral clearance may be partially attributed to a combination of viral factors and host factors such as age, sex, race, history of a prior cleared hepatitis C infection, and HIV status.

And in the case of Hep C, even people who became chronically infected still have a chance to rid Hep C from their bodies. Physicians use a type of chemotherapy (just as bad if not worse than chemo for cancer) that has shown promising results seemingly "curing" a SIGNIFICANT percentage of people with Hep C (percentages and treatment lengths differ depending on what strain(s) of Hep C they have, and their lifestyle)

With HPV, same sort of thing.

HPV infections are often acquired early in life (15-19 years of age) and more than 80% of these HPV infections will clear spontaneously within 18 months (which is why any treatment is delayed for a similar time period to see if your body will clear the virus on it's own, if not treatment may be in order.

So, YES HPV CAN GO AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It also may not, but the possibility is there.

Hope this helps

Answer 8

You know I agree with one of the females who answered this Q. One thing my male ob/gyn dr. told me in May 07 (after pap results came back and he stated I have low-grade mild dysplasia of the cervix due to HPV). He seemed pretty cavalier about my diagnosis and I started to get pissed off and started asking him some very direct questions about my health status. He tried to reassure me that everything is okay, and ---get this--- he said if it weren't for all of these (common) abnormal pap results, he "wouldn't get paid". You think I'm going back to this crap doc?

Answer 9

i was diagnosed with this, then told i didn't have it. checked again a year later, didn't have it. and again a year later... didn't have it. get a second opinion for your mental well being, cause thinking i had it drove me nuts. and they even froze my cervix as treatment for it, which was no bueno. the people who read the paps are paid by the slide in alot of labs and the results aren't always the most reliable.

Answer 10

It's a virus so it's with you for life but it can stay dormant in your system for long periods of time.