HPV is so common that almost every person who is sexually-active will get HPV at some time in their life if they don't get the HPV vaccine. Health problems related to HPV include genital warts and cervical cancer.

Do you always have HPV once you get it?

Once I have HPV, do I have it forever? Most HPV infections in young men and women are transient, lasting no more than one or two years. Usually, the body clears the infection on its own. It is estimated that the infection will persist in only about 1% of women.

Do all adults have HPV?

Most men and women — about 80 percent of sexually active people — are infected with HPV at some point in their lives, but most people never know they have the virus.