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Im 28 years old and hpv positive. doc said hpv can go away on its own given a year or so. can i be eligible for vaccination or too late?

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Dr. Alan Patterson answered

Vaccination: Will prevent the types that the vaccine covers, if u already have 1 of those types then it will not , your gyn can do hpv typing to find out exactly which type or types u have.

Answered 2/1/2020

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A member asked:

Im 28 years old and hpv positive. doc said hpv can go away on its own given a year or so. can i be eligible for vaccination or too late?

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