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A member asked:
If you had genital warts and they went away, never came back and it's been 2 years. would your body have gotten rid of them??? are they gone for good?
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No: You're never rid of any strain of HPV that you have met. Don't worry about it, but get them removed again if they return. These aren't usually the strains of HPV that cause cancer, but it's a "social problem" to have these. Best wishes.
Answered 4/9/2015
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