The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office is dedicated to quality service with an emphasis on integrity, professionalism, and community spirit. The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office is dedicated to quality service with an emphasis on integrity, professionalism, and community spirit.
According to the CDC, at least 50% of sexually active men and women will get a genital HPV infection at some point in their lives. After a person has been infected by HPV, it may take one to three months (or longer in some cases) for warts to appear. Some people who have been infected never get warts.
Most sexually active people become infected with HPV at some point in their lives, but never develop symptoms. The virus typically disappears within two years. No HPV screening test is available for men, in whom the infection is diagnosed only by visual inspection or biopsy of genital warts. In women, HPV testing involves: 1  Pap test. 2  Pap tests, which check the cervix for abnormal cells, are recommended every three years for women between ages 21 and 65. 3  HPV test. 4  Women over 30 may be offered the option to have the HPV test along with a Pap test every five years if previous tests were normal.