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Is the high risk hpv virus hidden from the immune system during the dormancy period?
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Not necessarily. More than 80% of the people are able to eliminate the virus without any intervention. Get HPV vaccine. Have a healthy diet, exercise 30 minutes/day, drink plenty of water daily so your urine is mostly colorless, have safe sex, no tobacco alcohol weed or street drugs. For nutrition: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/.
Answered 3/26/2021
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Any HPV (even the ones that do not cause cervical cancer) can cause symptoms or be asymptomatic. Most of the infections (90%) are cleared within 2 years. Of the ones that are not cleared, there are some that can lay dormant for many years while still replicating in the cells. The best way to determine if you have HPV (asymptomatic or dormant) is to have an HPV test (from cells in the cervix/vagina
Answered 3/26/2021
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