How to test yourself for HPV

There is no way to detect HPV infection by yourself through physical symptoms. HPV is also known as human papillomavirus, when this virus is infected in the body, most people do not have clinical symptoms, only through the cervical epithelial cells of the HPV test can be known. HPV virus and the occurrence of cervical cancer is of great significance, which can cause cervical intraepithelial lesions and the occurrence of cervical cancer, especially high-risk types of HPV persistent infection. Women are advised to take this test seriously. The HPV test should be performed in a regular hospital. During the test, the woman will be placed in the cystotomy position, and the doctor will use a special brush to take the secretion from the cervical lesion, and put it together with the brush in a vial containing a special liquid, and then send it to the laboratory for testing. Since some secretions from the mucous membranes of the endocervix and vaginal fornix need to be obtained during HPV testing, it is generally recommended that patients go to the hospital and obtain a sample for testing under the guidance of a specialized doctor to avoid causing other problems.