HPV positivity indicates infection with HPV, or human papillomavirus. there are many types of HPV, divided into high-risk and low-risk types. Eighty percent of women will be infected with HPV during their lifetime, mostly of the low-risk type. It is very common for women who have sex, especially those who have sex more frequently, to have an increased chance of HPV infection, and in most cases HPV infection is transient or self-limiting, which means that there is a possibility of conversion. In most cases, HPV infection can be cleared by the body’s immune system and will subside within 8-10 months on average, so don’t worry too much. Only a small percentage of HPV-positive women are not self-limited and develop a persistent infection or are infected with a high-risk HPV type for several years. Of these patients, only about 1% will develop cervical cancer. Therefore, when HPV is found to be positive, there is no need to panic. If the doctor tells you that it is a low-risk type and there is no cervical lesion, it can be cured by itself without any special treatment and can be reviewed after one year. If you are positive for HPV and have symptoms of warts, such as warts on the vulva or around the vaginal opening or anus, you need to treat the warts. If it is high-risk type and is persistently infected, cervical cancer related tests are needed to rule out or detect cervical cancer early to facilitate early treatment. HPV infection is mostly contracted directly through sexual contact or indirectly through contact with infected clothing or blood. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to hygiene when having intercourse to avoid re-infection of the virus due to breakage of the vulva or vaginal opening, avoid contact with unhygienic clothing or receiving irregular blood transfusion, etc.