According to a recent study, more than 90% of the most common types of human papillomaviruses (HPV) clear at 24 months without treatment. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted disease, affecting both male and female. Almost every sexually active person gets exposed to at least one of the 15 carcinogenic viruses.
The study recommends that physicians should counsel the patients about the risk of HPV turning to cancer can be lower than typically believed and that the infection usually goes away within six months to a year. Share your views! Source: Infectious Disease News