Depends on what kind you have but in theory its forever. If youre talking about Hpv warts they can be removed many ways. Vinegar seems to work best.

It is not forever. I have done plenty of research and with time your body will fight the virus. Most studies states that the virus will heal within two years but this is not the case for everyone. As for warts, those are not forever. The body heals hpv it just takes some people more time. There is clinical research to support the eradication of hpv by taking achh supplements. Dr Judith Smith did a research on this in women with high risk hpv. Many reviews supports the various healing abilities of achh. Do some research of your own. I hope my comments helps.

I'm 42. I had a POS pap with high risk HPV in 2007. Had ASCUS. I had follow up colposcopy that showed healing and paps ever since are normal.

I am 51 years old and had a NORMAL pap smear but a POSITIVE test for HPV last year. I did the "watchful wait year" and then had another pap smear and another HPV test at the end of the first year. Again, the pap smear was normal but the HPV test was STILL positive so since it was the start of year 2, they recommended a colposcopy to more thoroughly check for abnormal cells since a pap smear just tests only one small area of the cervix and colposcopy examines the entire cervix with a high power microscope.

My coloposcopy came back CIN 2 which is a moderate amount of abnormal cells and the recommendation was a LEEP where the doctor cuts out these abnormal cells before they can become cancer. I was told do things to enhance my natural immunity - get adequate sleep, reduce stress, eat healthy, consistent exercise and eliminate any unhealthy habits (like smoking, alcohol, drugs - including recreational marijuana, etc. I never did smoke, drink alcohol or use drugs but I just thought I'd mention that for completeness) I gave up drinking soda and eliminated caffeine a year ago so this year my focus is sleep and stress reduction.
There was no HPV vaccine when I was a pre-teen so older people are getting HPV, it's not a young woman's health problem, it's every woman's health problem (sadly)

I have seen many such cases. It does happen that you may have HPV virus and pap is normal. There are over 100 strains of the virus and you never know which one has affected you. Your body has an ability to fight against the virus through immune system. The best thing to clear this virus from the body is to boost up your immune system. It is not a difficult task as there are so many natural products available for boosting the immune system. You can do a research on the internet for the natural products such as Hyperisince, homeopathic nosodes, to boost up your immune system. I hope this will help you.

I had a normal pap with a positive HPV test at age 50 and then re-tested a year later and still had a normal pap with a positive HPV test at age 51. I had a colposcopy that came back CIN2 and had a LEEP about 6 weeks after the coloposcopy and the biopsy of the LEEP came back CIN1.

I have focused on my immunity - stress reduction, sufficient sleep, reducing sugar, eliminating caffeine ( I never drank alcohol or smoked) I also started taking Host Defense Turkey Tail mushrooms (3 capsules on an empty stomach in the morning and 3 capsules on an empty stomach at night) I dont know if they are helping or not. There are lots of products out there and most of them are very expensive and who knows if they are truly effective or not.

I just found out I have HPV, the genital warts strain. I’m depressed about it. I plan to get a blood test to confirm just to be 100% sure. But it’s still real depressing because when I was barely into my 20’s my ex cheated on me and gave me herpes. So now I have both.

HPV and Herpes are viruses and they are BOTH FOREVER. The symptoms and outward signs may not be forever present for you to visibly see, maybe that is the misunderstanding of using the terms forever vs "heal" but the virus itself remains in your body FOREVER, either in the active state or the inactive state so they are, in fact, forever.

The outwards symptoms of warts and blisters can come and go so the outward signs and symptoms (the warts and blisters) may not be forever present for you to see with your unaided eye but the viruses themselves are forever in your body. The determining factor on whether the virus changes from the inactive to the active state is your own personal immunity.

Both herpes and HPV are spread by skin to skin contact so my opinion is that anyone that knows they have HPV and/or herpes need to inform and educate ALL partners BEFORE you have any skin to skin contact with them. A condom only covers the penis and the covered penis enters the vagina but BOTH HPV and HERPES can live on the entire genital area, it is not isolated to the penis, vagina and cervix - it is the entire genital region so oral sex and any contact of the infected area can result in the transmission of both HPV and Herpes so I believe you need to inform and educate ALL potential intimate partners of the genuine risks and dangers of HPV and Herpes BEFORE you have any skin to skin contact with them.

Your focus should be on improving your health and strengthening your immune system so the viruses are inactive and you dont have visible warts and blisters present BUT please remember - just because you dont have visible warts and blisters at a specific moment in time doesnt mean that the herpes and HPV viruses are truly "gone" They are NOT gone, these viruses ARE FOREVER they just happen to be inactive at that specific moment in time but they could become active at any moment in time. You can go from inactive today to active tomorrow, there is no way to predict or know.

No one knows the specific moment in time when they will go from inactive to active, so since it is indeterminable, your assumption should be you are contagious and you should inform all potential partners BEFORE you have any skin to skin contact so that you dont inflict the same pain and suffering (emotional, physical and financial suffering) on others. You dont want to do to someone else what was done to you.

I am aware of all of this. Thank you.

I'm 30. I had genital warts, but my pap smear is normal. I have cleared all my warts with vidarox, but the virus is still in my body. My doctor says that HPV can go away within 1 to 2 years. To do this, I have to keep my immunity strong to fight off the virus. Once my immune system becomes weakened, the virus can trigger new warts. I'm now using supplements, eating healthy foods and avoiding stress, cigarettes,beer, alcohol. I hope that these changes can help.