Is a positive high-risk type serious?

Simply being positive for a high-risk HPV virus is not serious. HPV viruses are divided into many types and can be classified as low-risk or high-risk according to pathogenicity. German scientist Chur Hausen first confirmed that there is a relationship between persistent infection with high-risk HPV types and the development of cervical cancer, but more than 75% of women have had HPV infections during their lifetime, most of which are transient and can be cleared up in a short time through their own resistance, equivalent to a minor illness in the reproductive tract. Only a very small number of women have HPV virus persisting in the body and combining with cervical cells, which leads to cervical lesions and even cervical cancer. However, as long as regular cervical cancer screening is performed, HPV infection can be detected early and cleared early by strengthening body resistance, the incidence and mortality rate of cervical cancer can be reduced to a great extent.