What is HPV DNA testing?

Dr. Finley Reed
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2025-05-21 06:09:23
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HPV-DNA test is a kind of cervical cancer screening, after this test can detect dozens of subtypes of HPV infection, whether there are positive results. HPV infection is divided into low-risk HPV infection and high-risk HPV infection, if low-risk HPV type 11 or 6 infection, will cause genital warts, belongs to one of the sexually transmitted diseases, it is recommended to actively treat. From high-risk HPV infection in the cervix, it takes about 8 years for cancer to occur, so regular cervical cancer screening is particularly important. If screening finds abnormalities, timely treatment reduces the incidence of cervical cancer.