Genital Warts

Although treatments can remove the warts, they do not remove the HPV virus, so warts can reappear after treatment. Traditional theories postulated that the virus remained in the make-up for a lifetime. However, new studies using sensitive DNA techniques have shown that through immunological response the virus can either be http://www.wartsgenital.org cleared or suppressed to levels below what PCR tests can measure.

According to the Center for Complaint Control's report on HPV to Congress in 2004, studies have shown that 70% of dissimilar HPV infections clear within one year, and as many as 91% clear within two years. The median duration of dissimilar infections is typically eight months.