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If you have HPV, can you determine when you got it?

If I got a test in April of 2007, and it came back negative, does that mean I got it since then or can it lay dormant for a while and then show up later?

Because HPV can incubate for up to three years, unless you have a VERY slow sex life (i.e., Vulcans mating every 7 years), there's no way to determine when you got it.

Also, depends on what you're testing. Pap smears do not directly test for HPV. So you can have a normal Pap and still have incubating HPV.

Even if you have one strain of HPV, ask your doctor about getting vaccinated against HPV. Gardasil covers the 4 strains that cause the majority of infections. That'll still offer some protection.

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