What to do about cervical hpv infection

HPV, which stands for Humanpapillomavirus, is a microorganism with a small diameter that can enter the skin mucosa of a contact person through a tiny injury to the skin or mucous membrane and can infect the genital tract, and is a sexually transmitted disease. When it infects the cervix, it can be called cervical HPV infection. There are many types of HPV, divided into high-risk (oncogenic) and low-risk (non-oncogenic) types. 80% of women will be infected with HPV during their lifetime, mostly belonging to the low-risk type. Women who are sexually active, especially those who are sexually active, are more likely to be infected with HPV, but HPV infection is mostly transient or self-limiting and will subside within 8-24 months on average. Therefore, when HPV infection is found in the cervix, there is no need to worry too much. Through relevant examinations, if cervical lesions are found to be benign, most of them will heal on their own and can be reviewed after one year. Only a small percentage of women with cervical HPV infection are not self-limited and develop a persistent infection or are infected with high-risk HPV types for several years. Of these patients, only about 1% will develop cervical cancer. Therefore, if a patient with cervical HPV infection develops into a persistent infection, or if she has been infected with high-risk HPV for several years, she needs to be tested for cervical cancer to rule out or detect cervical cancer at an early stage for early treatment.