”I was found positive for cervical HPV in my physical examination, is it okay? Will I get cervical cancer?” With the increasing popularity of cervical cancer screening, more and more patients or friends are asking me this kind of question. First of all, we should know that there are at least 200 subtypes of HPV found so far, HPV is divided into high-risk and low-risk types, low-risk types mainly cause genital warts and other lesions; high-risk HPV infection can lead to cervical precancer and cervical cancer, mainly HPV 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, etc., among which HPV 16 and HPV 18 are the most common HPV subtypes. In fact, more than 80% of HPV viruses can be cleared by the body after 1-2 years, and those who cannot be cleared in 1 year, or those who are repeatedly infected, or those who are infected with HPV high-risk types should be given special vigilance. Cervical cancer usually takes a relatively long time from the infection of high-risk HPV to the occurrence of cervical cancer, about 10 years, which provides the basis for the prevention of cervical cancer, how can we judge our cervical cancer screening results? 1. If only low-risk HPV positive and TCT normal, then we can review it after one year. 2.If HPV high-risk type (non-type 16 and 18) is positive and TCT is negative, we can observe for 6-12 months and then review HPV and TCT. 3.If HPV high-risk type (non-type 16 and 18) is positive and combined with abnormal TCT, we should colposcopy and further cervical biopsy to see if there are precancerous lesions. 4.If infected with HPV types 16 and 18, colposcopy and multi-point cervical biopsy should be performed. 5. If ever negative for HPV but abnormal TCT suggesting atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS), then TCT + HPV can be repeated after one year; if TCT suggests: low grade intraepithelial lesions (LSIL) and high grade intraepithelial lesions (HSIL), colposcopy and cervical biopsy are recommended regardless of the results of HPV testing. Therefore, if you are found to be HPV positive, do not panic and see if further tests are needed so that the lesions can be detected early and treated promptly.