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A member asked:
I have heard that high risk hpv vires can be dormant.if my body has a high risk hpv virus infection dormant, how many years will it be in my body?
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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 1/14/2022
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