Symptoms of hpv infection in women

Symptoms of HPV infection in women depend on the type of HPV, its duration, and whether an organic lesion has developed. In women with HPV infection, 70%-80% of patients can clear themselves within 1 year, which is a transient infection and will not have significant symptoms. However, 20-30% of patients are unable to clear themselves and have persistent infections. In some patients, low-risk HPV infection usually leads to condyloma acuminata and flat warts, which are mainly superfluous on the surface of the skin, with a few patients experiencing pain or itching. In case of high-risk HPV infection, it is a high incidence of cervical precancer and cervical cancer, which can show the following manifestations: i. Cervical precancer: i.e. cervical intraepithelial lesions, patients usually have no obvious symptoms, occasionally have increased leucorrhea, which can be accompanied by odor, and sometimes contact bleeding can occur after intercourse. Cervical cancer: Early cervical cancer may have no abnormal manifestations and is often detected during physical examination and screening. As the disease progresses, patients may show the following manifestations: 1. abnormal vaginal bleeding: patients may have irregular vaginal bleeding, such as bleeding after sex, non-menstrual bleeding or post-menopausal bleeding; 2. abnormal leucorrhea: the amount of leucorrhea increases and is accompanied by fishy odor, and even red blood, and some patients may have Some patients have leucorrhea like rice water or rice slop; 3. abdominal pain: advanced patients may have non-menstrual abdominal pain, which may be accompanied by frequent urination, urinary urgency, anal swelling, etc.; 4. menstrual abnormalities: patients may have increased menstrual volume, prolonged periods than usual, and menstrual blood may have a bad odor. It is recommended that women infected with HPV should visit the hospital in time to get a clear diagnosis through HPV, TCT and pathological biopsy. It is important to pay attention to nutrition and strengthen physical exercise to enhance immunity, which will help the clearance of virus. If cervical precancer or even cancer is diagnosed, relevant physical therapy or even surgery is recommended, combined with radiotherapy and chemotherapy if necessary.