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If i have hpv does my male partner have hpv? and how will it clear up in 2 years if my partner has hpv too? wont i get the hpv back?

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Specializes in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Yes - it will - no: If you have hpv, your partner has been exposed and likely infected. 80% of hpv infections are cleared in the first year by the immune system, and 90% by three years. Once you have had and cleared any virus (including hpv), your immune system prevents reinfection - so you will not get the same virus again.

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Answered 7/4/2018

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A member asked:

If i have hpv does my male partner have hpv? and how will it clear up in 2 years if my partner has hpv too? wont i get the hpv back?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Dr Pappas and another doctor agreed

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