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Originally Posted by Tubeboy
Bro Sam, what is the typical clearance time of hpv and warts? Will a infected person has this forever?
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The answer all depends upon who you ask.
Treatment involves removing visible warts with the aim of assisting the body to fight the underlying infection that causes warts ie the Human Papilloma Virus. However removing the warts does not eliminate the infection.
As is the case with most viral infections getting rid of the infection depends on the immune system learning how to deal with the virus.
The immune system might win the war outright or there might be a stalemate whereby warts no longer develop but the underlying infection is still present. This means that when the immune system is compromised the warts might return.
There is no way of telling for each individual what course the infection will take. However for the vast majority warts are no longer an issue after a couple of years.
HPV is so common it is not worth bothering about. If you do see warts just get them treated. If you have a sex partner make sure she goes for PAP smear tests on a regular basis. In order to further reduce the risk of cervical cancer she can request a colposcopic exam in addition to the the smear test.
Estimates are that more than half the adult population will be infected with HPV while they are sexually active. Most do not even know they are infected because there are no symptoms.
There is an excellent article at
http://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditio...ere-hpv-cure#1