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Often, your body will fight off this infection, and you won't have the condition any more within a year or two. Though it can clear spontaneously, there is no cure for the virus. However, you can take a vaccine to prevent it if you're sexually active. If you had warts with your HPV, they should clear once the infection has cleared. Otherwise, the only way to know if the HPV has cleared up is to get the test again in a year or so. You can get an HPV vaccine starting at age 9. Continue getting a vaccine until age 26 if you're female or age 21 if you're male. With this procedure, the doctor will use magnification to take a close-up look at your cervix. That will help them decide if you need further testing, such as a biopsy. With this procedure, you'll need to be on the examining table with your feet in the stirrups. They will use a speculum to hold your cervix open during the examination. Then, they will rinse out your cervix to make it easier to see. The magnifying lens will not touch you. It's set slightly away from your body. You may feel some discomfort during the procedure, but ask if you can take an ibuprofen or naproxen beforehand to ease any pain. If the doctor decides that something doesn't look quite right, they may want to gather a sample of tissue to be sent to the lab. This part may hurt a little. You might feel a cramp or a pinching sensation. You may experience a little spotting for a few days after the biopsy. Combined with the colposcopy, the procedure shouldn't last more than 10 minutes. This procedure, the Loop Electro-Surgical Excision Procedure, can be done by your gynecologist. They will give you local anesthesia and will then use a wire to remove some tissue from your cervix. The wire is hot so it may cause some pain after the procedure. However, you shouldn't feel it during the process. After this is done, you may have discharge for several weeks.
Understand that HPV may clear on its own. Discuss if a colposcopy is necessary. Be ready for a biopsy during your colposcopy. Ask whether you need pre-cancerous cells removed with a LEEP.