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What strains does the hpv test look for? does everyone over 30 have co testing during their annual? i have the hpv vaccine if my partner has hpv can i still test negative if its a strain that is covered by the vaccine?
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Everybody gets HPV, but most HPV infections become silent and undetectable. A negative test means no active infection, but says nothing about possible longstanding, inactive infections. If your partner has HPV, you can safely assume you were exposed and possibly infected. A negative test result cannot say whether you were never infected, or had it but the virus is now inactive.
Answered 10/8/2022
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