Hi.

In men, we mostly diagnose HPV, when we see the warts. If we don’t see them, we don’t test for HPV on the skin.

We do know that about 90% of people will “clear” the virus within 2 years. That may mean that the virus is completely cleared from your body, or it may mean that the wart virus stays in the cells, but is dormant.  The warts may never show up again, but they can also return at some future time.

Pregnancy and some illnesses can cause HPV to return, but sometimes they come back  for no obvious reason.

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Health Nurse

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