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Had a normal pap, but positive hpv test. had hpv in past, as well, that resolved. same infection or new one?
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Likely same: Once you have HPV antibodies that show a prior infection it will remain positive. Only if they do rather specialized strain specific testing can they sort out any new from an old infection.
Answered 5/14/2016
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