I know quite a few people who deal with HPV not necessarily orally, but ya. Its not a fun disease, but it's also not always detectable, and people can pass it on without knowing as well.
What I don't understand is why doctors tell people they don't have it anymore after 3 years of clear checkups and then 6 years later you get another symptom or it shows up again? Wouldn't this generally mean that it's been there the whole time, and not that it goes away. I have heard it both ways from doctors, some say it's life long and others tell you it goes away. Do we really know the correct answer to this?? If not, doctors shouldn't really be telling people one way or the other.