HPV positive self-healing probability

Many women become very worried when they hear about HPV infection, especially HPV positive, which is a more serious condition that often causes genital warts and, in severe cases, cervical cancer. It grows in the vagina, cervix, labia majora and minora, and around the anus. This disease is mostly transmitted through sexual intercourse, so in order to avoid contracting the HPV virus, it is best to maintain good personal hygiene and sex life. Can HPV positive be cured on its own?

Introduction to HPV family members

HPV is not just a single virus, it is actually divided into many types. More than 100 types have been discovered so far. It can be said that HPV is a large family. It is estimated that the HPV infection rate among Chinese women is about 16%, and the cumulative lifetime infection rate can be as high as 60% to 70%.

Such a clean person turned out to be HPV positive

The reason why female compatriots are afraid of HPV positivity is mainly because it is an important factor in the occurrence of cervical cancer. Based on the carcinogenic risk of HPV, people divide it into two categories: low-risk and high-risk. Low-risk HPV is usually accompanied by genital warts or low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions and will not cause invasive cervical cancer. High-risk HPV is closely related to cervical cancer. High-risk HPV mainly includes subtypes 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, and 45. It is reported that high-risk HPV can be detected in more than 99% of cervical cancers.

I was HPV positive even though I was chaste. Was it because my partner was having an affair?

Although a positive cervical HPV test is not as provocative as "positive syphilis" or "positive HIV", it also has the meaning of questioning the loyalty of both husband and wife. Why do I say so? Research by scientists has shown that HPV is mainly transmitted through sexual behavior. If a husband has many sexual partners, his wife's HPV positivity rate will increase significantly. Similarly, if a woman has many sexual partners, her chances of being infected with HPV will also greatly increase. Scientists have said this, what else can you say?

However, if you suspect your partner or even file for divorce simply because of a positive HPV test, you are most likely wronging the other person. Many times, there is no clear reason why women are infected with HPV; some may become infected through contact with the infected person's clothing, daily necessities, utensils, etc. Speaking of this, I have to mention that HPV is actually quite delicate. It is difficult for it to survive under certain environmental conditions, such as in a sauna with extremely high temperature or a swimming pool with disinfected water. Basically, you don't have to worry and can play with confidence.

Therefore, a positive HPV test is not necessarily obtained through "random investigation". In many cases, it can be said to be found out "inexplicably".

If HPV is positive, does it mean I will definitely get cervical cancer?

Cervical cancer is one of the three major malignant tumors of the female reproductive organs. Its most common type is squamous cell carcinoma, which is causally related to HPV infection. However, it does not mean that if the HPV test is positive, you will definitely get cervical cancer.

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.

Such a clean person turned out to be HPV positive

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.