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Human papillomavirus DNA was detected in cervical specimens from 366 sexually active young women with cytomorphologically normal cervices using the polymerase chain reaction. In 93% (25/27) of initially infected women, the same viral type was not detected upon re-examination four menstrual cycles later. These results suggest that the majority of HPV infections in young women are transient.
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Hinchliffe, S., van Velzen, D., Korporaal, H. et al. Transience of cervical HPV infection in sexually active, young women with normal cervicovaginal cytology. Br J Cancer 72, 943–945 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1995.438
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