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I worry about lots of things. newest thing i worry about is hpv because possibly cancerous without symptoms. advice? strengthen immune sys to beat it?

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HPV vaccine: Condoms, condoms, and condoms are vital to HPV prevention. In addition, young men should strongly consider the HPV vaccine (I prefer gardisil).

Dr Singh agreed

Answered 6/23/2015

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How can i know I am exposed to high risk strain of hpv causing cancer? would my immune system would get it rid of high risk strain or I would definitely progress to cancer? thanks?

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One doctor on this website said that most people's immune system clear the contagious stage of HPV within 2 years, but it's potential to cause cancer is lifelong. Is that really true? Can we never really be cancer risk free from HPV?

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Does strong immune system clears off hpv infection and only weak immune people gets cancer from high risk strains?

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A member asked:

If a young woman who received the gardasil9 hpv vaccine is exposed to high risk hpv viruses about 40 years later, will she develop cervical cancer?(Because the immune memory acquired by the vaccine is lost after about 40 years?

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How many people do have high risk hpv strains causing cancer and how many of them actually get rid of that with there immune system? can common wart cause genital wart by touching hand on the genitals?

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