What your doctor isn't telling you about HPV - Part 3

22 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this video Dr. Doni Wilson challenges the common medical advice that nothing can be done about high‑risk HPV, explaining that specific supplements taken at appropriate doses can aid the body in clearing the virus. She emphasizes that the form of nutrients matters, using folic acid versus methylfolate as a key example: folic acid is a synthetic B9 that must be converted to the active methylfolate, which supports cellular health and helps prevent abnormal cells linked to HPV. Approximately 40% of women carry an MTHFR gene variation that impairs this conversion, making direct methylfolate supplementation more effective. Dr. Wilson urges viewers to check their multivitamins, prenatal, and B‑vitamin products for folic acid and switch to methylfolate forms, and invites comments (“folate”) for a product recommendation.

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Your doctor may have told you that there's nothing you can do about HPV but wait and see if it gets worse, but that's simply not true. There is research showing that taking the right supplements at the right doses can support your body to clear high-risk HPV virus. It's just that most doctors are not trained in how to help you do that. But here's the catch: not all supplements are created equal, and the form of the nutrients really matters. One of the best examples of this is folic acid and folate. You see, folic acid is the synthetic form of vitamin B9, and folate or methylfolate is the active form. Our bodies have to convert folic acid into methylfolate, and then methylfolate is essential in helping our bodies to prevent abnormal cells, including from high-risk HPV virus. The thing is, is that at least 40% of women have a gene variation called MTHFR that limits your ability to convert folic acid into methylfolate. So the best solution is to take a supplement containing methylfolate already. That many multivitamins, prenatals, and B vitamins contain folic acid. So I want to make sure you check your supplements and then get access to methylfolate in the right form. If you want to know which product I recommend, just comment "folate" down below.