Can HPV16 positive be cured on its own?

Viruses and bacteria in women's bodies require special attention, because various viruses and bacteria can seriously affect people's health. Whether male or female, during sexual life, they need to pay attention to hygiene and avoid cross infection. They should clean their genitals frequently, and the same applies to men. Also, avoid using substances that may cause infection during sexual intercourse. Can HPV16 positive be cured on its own?

First of all, there are nearly 200 known HPV subtypes. Most subtypes only cause problems such as genital warts and skin warts, while only a part of them can cause cervical cancer. Among them, there are 14 high-risk subtypes, the most common of which are types 16 and 18.

Secondly, studies have found that the risk of women contracting HPV in their lifetime is more than 50%! At first glance, this number is scary, more than half the probability! However, scientists have also discovered that 90% of these infected people can eliminate HPV through the body's own immunity, which means that most infected women don't have to worry about anything and do nothing, and the test results will turn negative after more than a year. Here we have to talk about our own immunity. If your body is in a sub-healthy state for a long time, you use immunosuppressants for a long time, or your diabetes blood sugar is not well controlled, you may not be able to eliminate HPV. Therefore, it is very necessary to keep good health and happy mood.

Finally, whether or not you will develop cervical cancer depends not only on the external factor of HPV, but also on the internal factors of the human body, which is related to personal genes. Some people are not afraid even if they are continuously infected with high-risk HPV, while others are prone to cancer. How should I put it? Either you thank your parents for giving you good genes, or you blame yourself for not catching the good genes during cell division!

Since 90% of cases can be cured on their own, can we just ignore HPV positive?

Of course not!

Although we say that 90% of people infected with HPV can recover on their own, when the first test shows HPV positive, who knows how long she has been infected unless you check it every month. Therefore, if HPV is positive, doctors dare not just wait for it to turn negative.

So, what should we do if we find that the HPV test is positive? What to do? Just go see a doctor! According to the standard, first of all, we need to have a cervical cytology test. Currently, TCT or LCT are more commonly used. Generally, this will be tested together with HPV, so we can go directly to the second step; the second step is to do a colposcopy; if there is a problem, the third step is cervical tissue pathology analysis and diagnosis. This is the standard "three-step" process for diagnosing cervical cancer. The vast majority of cervical lesions, including precancerous lesions, can be successfully diagnosed and then cured after some simple treatment without the need to remove the uterus.

Of course, if it is cancer, then treatment is required based on the stage of cervical cancer and the patient's reproductive needs. When you reach the stage where treatment is needed, leave it to a professional doctor and don't worry about it.

For some HPV-positive cases, after the three-step examination, no cervical lesions were found, and they only had simple chronic cervicitis. This can be considered a relatively good result and they only need to see a doctor for regular check-ups. Because there is currently no specific medicine for the virus, there is no clear drug that can kill HPV, but some studies suggest that interferon may have a therapeutic effect.

In short, cervical precancerous lesions need to be diagnosed and treated step by step in a standardized manner. There is no need to panic if you find that you are HPV positive, but you must take it seriously, follow your doctor's advice, do relevant examinations and have regular check-ups.

If financial conditions permit, women aged 9-45 can also choose to receive the HPV vaccine. After all, the 9-valent HPV Gardasil vaccine is already on the market in Hong Kong, which is a good way to prevent cervical cancer caused by the HPV virus.