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My girlfriend was tested positive for hpv, been together for 5 years and have never cheated, is it possible for the virus to be dormant all that time?
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Yes: Before the vaccine became available in 2006 as many as 70% of college women attending health clinics tested sero-positive for HPV antibodies. Unless the strain involved symptoms like genital warts, the infection could lay dormant for decades.
Answered 10/3/2017
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Hpv: HPV infection is extremely common. Most people have no symptoms. Very likely she's had it for years.
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