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Does your body eventually clear hpv? what if you were infected with multiple strains? would this impede your body from clearing the strains?
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HPV is cleared...: ...by the immune system, typically over 6-18 months. HPV may persist in tissues, and the virus itself sometimes reappears to cause an abnormal pap smear, but usually does not. Infection with several strains of HPV is very common and does not affect clearance. There is nothing unusual or especially worrisome about your HPV infection compared with others. I hope this has helped. Best wishes.
Answered 6/2/2015
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