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A member asked:
If hpv can clear on its own is it possible it can come back without any sexual partners at all?
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Yes: A "clear" hpv test may mean the virus is only 'suppressed' to sub clinical levels where it is not detectable and won't cause disease; but may replicate at a later time to detectable, clinical levels where it may cause changes. The further out a person is negative the less likely it is to become positive without new exposure, but it is possible.
Answered 3/30/2017
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