HPV is not like some viruses (herpes simplex for instance) that you get and have for ever. Your body is capable of clearing it in most people. There is no evidence in the scientific literature that suggests that it goes dormant and comes back over and over again. If it did this, we would be able to find it during it's dormant state like we can with herpes simplex - which lives on the ganglion of your nerves when dormant. We have no such knowledge about any form of HPV let alone HPV16.

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.