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Are there stds that would be late-onset and not show symptoms for 4 or more years?

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Yes: HPV is one of the more common STD's and the non-wart producing strains can arrive and stay in the recipient for years with no noticeable symptoms. In the pre-vaccine era as many as 70% of women in their 20's showed blood evidence of prior infection. Some strains are related to cervical cancer.

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Answered 11/27/2017

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