Statistics and doctors say an estimated 80% of sexually active people have contracted some form of HPV strain at some point in their life. I just wanted to see how much relevance these statistics have on this app. Most women get diagnosed after a result of an abnormal pap smear. About 50 percent of those infected with HPV will clear the virus within eight months and 90 percent will be cured within two years. It's only when your immune system isn't able to fight the infection that some strains of HPV persist and possibly lead to cancer