Ob/gyns explain how long HPV can stay in your system.
After the age of 30, your body has had more of a chance to encounter and get rid of various HPV strains, so that’s when doctors will start regularly testing you for HPV to see if something’s sticking around, Dr. Moritz explains. You have three options for HPV screening. The recommendation from theis to either get a Pap test alone every three years, an HPV test alone every five years, or a combined Pap and HPV test every five years.
There’s no specific timeline for how long it takes your immune system to complete this process. “Studies have shown that more than 90 percent of new HPV infections, including those with high-risk types, clear or become undetectable within two years, and clearance usually occurs in the first six months after infection,” saysIf you're over 30, your body can still clear HPV, but it's less likely at this point.
You might be wondering what having HPV means for your sex life as you wait for it to clear or pursue any necessary treatment. The answer: It's complicated.Your body clearing one strain of HPV doesn’t preclude you from future infection. “There are multiple strains of HPV. If you get one strain and clear it, you can still get others,” Dr. Pizarro says. That’s why following the
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