Okay, correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought HPV never went away and that once you contract it, you always have it in your system, like herpes. Are they saying that after two years of no symptoms you're considered HPV free?
It does clear up, though it's not guaranteed that it will. It doesn't run up and hang out in the nerves like herpes does (which lets herpes cause problems other than inconvenient sores). Cancer-related strains (I understand) are more likely to hang around a while. Maybe that's why they cause cancer? {shrug}
There is a vaccine being developed that has shown very good results in phase 1&2 trials (http://www.thedoctorslounge.net/oncolounge/articles/hpv_vaccine/). Phase 3 (wider test of safety using large populations) is now being conducted.
"In those women who completed the protocol – receiving all three shots and participating in all scheduled testing and follow-up – the vaccine was 100 percent effective against persistent HPV16/18 infections."
Also, HPV Vaccine Studied For First Time in Men (http://www.mcg.edu/news/2004NewsRel/ferris3.html).
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Date: 2005-03-09 12:37 pm (UTC)"In those women who completed the protocol – receiving all three shots and participating in all scheduled testing and follow-up – the vaccine was 100 percent effective against persistent HPV16/18 infections."
Also, HPV Vaccine Studied For First Time in Men (http://www.mcg.edu/news/2004NewsRel/ferris3.html).
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