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Is there cases where hpv positive people cleared it out of their system and went back to be std free? after all it's a virus, and they're treatable??
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Yes: Most cases of acute infection with HPV will spontaneously clear.
Answered 7/6/2015
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I know that HPV can leave the body in few years with immune system. What STDs also can leave the body & what doesn't ? And why if possible??
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