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It is very unlikely to pass along any strain of HPV virus once the body has been symptom free for 12 continuous months.

The two links you provide are from the most reputable sources, and confirm my earlier post.

from the CDC.

http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm

"In 90% of cases, the body’s immune system clears the HPV infection naturally within two years. This is true of both high-risk and low-risk types."

from your ASHA link provided.

http://www.ashastd.org/hpv/hpv_learn_myths.cfm

"6. Myth: If I have genital warts or dysplasia, I will have recurrences for the rest of my life.

Warts and dysplasia do recur in some cases, but by no means all. When they recur, they show varying persistence: Some people experience just one more episode, and others several. The good news for most people is that with time, the immune system seems to gain some mastery over the virus, making recurrences less frequent and often eliminating them entirely within about two years."

Virus' show varying persistence. For example, Herpes virus vs the common cold. Cold sores can and do reoccur for the duration of ones life. The common cold virus does not. Each new "cold" is a new strain of virus, because the bodies immune system gains control over the weaker common cold virus, and suppresses and clears the virus.

To say each virus acts the same way is inaccurate.

March 19, 2009 - 6:02pm

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