There is no absolute answer to your question since there is so much unknown at this time. It is possible to have had an HPV positive lesion, and later to be HPV negative, I know since that is how I am. So the best guess is that the immune system can find some way to deal with the virus and eliminate it, or it goes dormant in a manner that is undetectable. If it can be transmitted when it is dormant (if this even happens) is unknown. Just remember that lots of people become HPV16 positive and do not develope a malignancy.

Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.