Is HPV68 positive serious?

Is a positive HPV68 test serious? HPV68 is a high-risk human papillomavirus infection. After infection with this type of virus, the main harm is that it will increase the incidence of cervical precancerous lesions and cervical cancer in women. However, this type of virus infection only has the possibility of causing cervical cancer, not necessarily cervical cancer.

Less than 10% of patients infected with high-risk HPV will show persistent infection, which will develop into cervical precancerous lesions and cervical cancer, and this usually takes 5 to 15 years.

HPV infection is only a cause of the disease, not a symptom, so it cannot reflect the severity of the disease. It is recommended to further check cervical cytology, that is, TCT examination, to determine whether it has caused cytological changes in the cervix, such as precancerous lesions.

In fact, there is no need to worry too much if HPV68 is positive. Many married women are infected with the HPV virus, accounting for about 1/3. Generally, women in their twenties who have regular sex are more likely to test positive for HPV. If a woman tests positive for HPV68 and is worried, she can do further cytology testing. If the cytology test shows negative, she can repeat cytology and HPV tests in June-December, and can also do a colposcopy for diagnosis. If a woman only tests positive for HPV68, there is no need to worry too much, as some women may be cured.

HPV68 is a subtype of high-risk human papillomavirus infection. Generally speaking, high-risk HPV infection is more likely to cause some related symptoms, such as cervical cancer, but not all HPV68 infections will cause cervical cancer. Therefore, it is recommended that those who are HPV68 positive should go to the hospital regularly for cervical cancer screening to prevent the occurrence of the disease. HPV virus stands for human papillomavirus infection. Generally speaking, most patients infected with HPV can rely on their own immunity to eliminate the virus and turn negative in about 2 years; some patients, especially those infected with high-risk HPV, may increase the incidence of cervical cancer. It is recommended that such patients go to the hospital outpatient department regularly for cervical cancer screening.