What does it mean to be positive for HPV high-risk subtypes?

High-risk HPV is clinically classified into dozens of subtypes, and a positive result for one of the dozens of subtypes is clinically indicative of high-risk HPV infection. High-risk HPV infection may clinically cause precancerous lesions of the cervix and vaginal mucosa, or cancerous manifestations. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to this high-risk HPV infection. Once a high-risk HPV infection is detected, it is recommended to go to the hospital for colposcopy 3-7 days after menstruation. The main purpose is to find out whether the cervical epithelium or vaginal epithelium has been lesioned by the high-risk HPV infection. If there is no lesion, just give regular follow-up examinations. This is because about 80% of high-risk HPV infections will turn negative on their own through about 1 year.