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Hpv infection
Hello mam Plz help me what is the no active/dormant hpv infection means bcoz in google it showing different answers it showing that their is not hpv at all in your body and sometimes it showing hpv not active at the time of test it may be dormant and not causing harm.plz help me for clear this statement...
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It means the virus is present in a sleeping stage in your body and won't cause infection until your immunity falls. It's better to get yourself vaccinated to boost that.
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Dr. Sonil Sapra
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5 yrs exp
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In common language Dormant infection means the virus is sleeping somewhere in ur cells and not causing any present infection but if your immunity goes down or other factors contribute the virus can get activated and cause symptoms
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Safe sexual practices, contraceptives, regular pap smear testing, HPV vaccination
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Dr. Diksha Janardhan
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Bangalore
No active means you don’t have any active strains causing yiu an infection at present meaning your not infected.
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Practice safe sexual activities
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