Is HPV16 and HPV52 positive serious?

When women undergo gynecological examinations, they often see a test form for HPV testing. Many people have a certain understanding of HPV and know that it is the main cause of cervical cancer and genital warts. Therefore, they pay close attention to the HPV test results during the examination. If the result is negative, everything is fine. If a positive result appears, they feel anxious and think that they have cervical cancer. What is the truth? Will I definitely get cervical cancer if I’m infected with HPV? What personal behaviors can cause HPV infection? Is it serious if the test result is positive for HPV16 and HPV52?

Is HPV16 and HPV52 positive serious?

HPV16 and HPV52 are both high-risk clinical diagnoses for human papillomavirus infection. Long-term infection with these two viruses is very likely to cause cervical cancer. Therefore, HPV16 and HPV52 positive results are relatively serious and women need to be vigilant.

Once the HPV16HPV52 test is positive, women are advised to do a cervical self-examination to determine whether the cervix has precancerous lesions or lesions. If the test results are normal and it is just a simple viral infection, women can vaginally administer interferon gel under the guidance of a doctor, and usually recover after 1 to 3 months of continuous use.

At the same time, women should pay attention to maintaining a stable vaginal environment, increase physical exercise, supplement more vitamins and proteins, enhance the body's antiviral ability, and actively eliminate viruses.

1. What is HPV?

The full name of HPV is human papillomavirus infection. Its infection can cause the proliferation of the squamous epithelium of the skin and mucous membranes of the body, thereby causing a series of serious diseases of the skin and sexual organ mucous membranes.

Current studies have found that there are more than 200 genotypes of HPV virus, which are divided into high-risk and low-risk types according to their pathogenicity and carcinogenic risk factors. Among them, high-risk HPV subtypes pose a greater threat to human health and may cause genital warts, cervical cancer and other sexual organ cancers.

2. Will infection with HPV definitely lead to cervical cancer?

According to scientific research, more than 90% of cervical cancer patients are caused by HPV infection, which shows that HPV infection is a major risk source for cervical cancer.

Does this mean that if you are infected with HPV, you will definitely get cervical cancer? The answer is no!

Although HPV infection increases the risk of cervical cancer, this is not a 100% logical relationship. In other words, some people will not develop cervical cancer even if they are infected with HPV. A British research statistic shows that about 80% of British adults have been infected with the HPV virus at least once in their lives, but most of them are transient infections that can be eliminated and cured through their own immunity, and even no symptoms will occur. Even if HPV infection is not cured, the entire process from infection to development into cervical cancer takes about 7-10 years. During this period, many precancerous lesions and symptoms will appear. As long as you pay close attention to changes in your body and perform regular physical examinations, you can detect and treat cervical cancer in the early stages. We all know that early treatment of cervical cancer can have a good prognosis and may basically not affect your healthy life expectancy.

3. What behaviors can cause HPV infection?

First, the behavior of X occurs early. Scientific research and statistical phenotypes show that the younger the age of first sexual intercourse, the higher the risk of HPV infection in later life, especially for women whose first sexual intercourse occurred before the age of 15.

Second, having multiple sexual partners or having sex more frequently. HPV can be spread through sexual intercourse. Having multiple sexual partners and frequent sexual intercourse at the same time will increase the risk of HPV infection through sexual intercourse.

Third, smoking. First, smoking can reduce our body's resistance, and when infected with HOV, it cannot be cured by the immune system. Second, cigarettes themselves contain more than 60 carcinogens, which can cause cancer in multiple tissues of the human body, including cervical cancer.