HPV, which stands for Human Papilloma Virus, has become a hot topic since the causal relationship between HPV and cervical cancer became clear, and the German scientist who discovered it was awarded the Nobel Prize. However, for the majority of women, HPV is not a pleasant guy, and is currently a major “talking point”. HPV positive, is it the result of “messing around”? The HPV positive cervical, although not “syphilis positive” or “HIV positive” so thought-provoking, but also a bit of a questioning of the couple’s loyalty. Why do you say so? There are scientists’ studies as proof: HPV is mainly transmitted through sexual intercourse, the husband has more sexual partners, the wife’s HPV positive rate is significantly higher; similarly, if a woman has more sexual partners, then her chances of contracting HPV are also greatly increased. Scientists have said so, what else do you have to say? However, if you suspect each other or even get a divorce just because you are positive for HPV, it is likely that you have wronged each other. Many times there is no very clear reason why a woman is infected with HPV; there are also those who may have afflicted themselves through contact with the infected person’s clothing, household items, utensils, etc. Having said that, it is important to mention that HPV is actually quite delicate and it is very difficult for it to survive in certain environmental conditions, such as in saunas with extremely high temperatures, pools where the water has been disinfected (and within the validity period of disinfection), so basically don’t worry and play with confidence. So, HPV positivity is not necessarily a result of “messing around”, but can often be found “out of nowhere”. Does being HPV-positive mean that I must have cervical cancer? Cervical cancer is one of the three major malignant tumors of female reproductive organs, and the most common type is squamous cell carcinoma, which is causally related to HPV infection. However, it does not mean that if you are HPV positive, you will definitely have cervical cancer. First of all, there are nearly 200 known HPV subtypes, most of which do not cause cervical cancer and only cause problems such as condyloma acuminata and skin warts. The HPV subtypes that can cause cervical cancer are only some of them, of which there are 14 high-risk subtypes, the most common being types 16 and 18. (As an aside, due to the diversity of sexual behavior, current research suggests that HPV may be associated with oral and throat cancers, etc., snicker inside) Secondly, research has found that women have a lifetime risk of contracting HPV to be over 50%! At first glance, that’s a scary number, more than half the probability! However, scientists have found that 90% of these infected people can be cleared of HPV by the body’s own immunity, which means that most infected women, nothing to do, nothing to do, after a year or so will turn negative. The actual fact is that if you’ve got a long term health condition, a long term use of immunosuppressants or a poorly controlled diabetes blood sugar, you may not be able to get rid of HPV. Therefore, it is very important to keep your body healthy and happy. Then, there are 10% of people who have not cleared HPV for more than a year, is not dangerous! Don’t be afraid, scientific research found that less than 1% of these people may eventually develop cervical cancer. Finally, whether or not to have cervical cancer, in addition to the external factors of HPV, there are also the internal factors of the human body itself, which are related to personal genes. How to say it, either thank your parents for giving you a good gene, or blame yourself for not catching the good gene when the cell division! Since 90% of HPV infections can be cured by themselves, is it possible to ignore HPV positivity? Of course not! Although we say that 90% of people with HPV infection can heal themselves, who knows how long she has been infected when she is first tested positive for HPV, unless you are checking every month. So, if HPV is positive, doctors are afraid to just wait for it to turn negative. So, what do you need to do if you find out you are HPV positive? Do what? Go to the doctor! According to our standard, first of all, we need to have a cervical cytology examination, currently the more used is TCT or LCT, usually this will be tested together with HPV, then you can go directly to the second step; the second step is to do a colposcopy; if there is any problem, the third step is cervical histopathological analysis and diagnosis. Most cervical lesions, including precancerous lesions, can be successfully diagnosed and then cured with some simple treatments, and there is no need to cut off the uterus. Of course, if the lesion is cancerous, then treatment will be required according to the stage of cervical cancer and the patient’s fertility needs. When it comes to the stage where treatment is needed, just leave it to professional doctors, and don’t make blind baidu by yourself. For some HPV positive patients, if no cervical lesions are found after the three-stage test, but only simple chronic cervicitis, then it can be considered a better result and it is good to see the doctor for regular review. Because there is no specific drug for the virus, there are no very clear drugs that can kill HPV, but there are some studies that suggest that interferon may have a therapeutic effect and can be used. In addition, there are HPV vaccines available abroad, both preventive and therapeutic, for those who are persistently HPV positive, you can also try it.