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HPV (HPV)

Detection Window

90 days after exposure

Retest Interval

Every 365 days

Transmission

Transmitted through skin-to-skin sexual contact. Most sexually active people get HPV.

Testing

No approved HPV test for people with penises. Pap smear/HPV co-test for people with a cervix.

Treatment

No treatment for the virus itself. Most infections clear on their own within 2 years.

Source: CDC • Updated: N/A