What does HPV16 positive mean?

When cervical cancer screening is done, high-risk HPV16 positive is found, indicating that there is infection of this virus. If there is HPv infection, colposcopy evaluation is often needed, because HPV16 infection may cause cervical lesions, such as cervical inflammation, high-grade cervical lesions, and even cervical cancer. At this time, cervical and vaginal conditions need to be evaluated under colposcopy. If you suspect that there are local lesions, even need to take a biopsy, usually still need regular review, generally speaking, hpv16 positive, every year is the need to check, because of long-term persistent infection, cervical lesions are more likely.