“I tested positive for HPV, must you be cheating?” In the clinic, a woman was very excited with the test report.
Ms. Zhan is 42 years old this year. She considers her private life to be in check and has only her husband as a sexual partner. She always felt that her husband and wife lived a harmonious life. She did not expect that she was diagnosed with HPV infection, so she suspected that her husband had cheated on her and infected her.
“Nonsense, it’s obviously because you are inappropriate, so a good woman won’t get this kind of disease!” Ms. Zhan’s husband was even more angry when he heard Ms. Zhan’s question, thinking that it was Ms. Zhan’s derailment. .
“You unconscionable, I’m at home full-time and dedicated to taking care of you and your children. How could I cheat, but you are often absent from home!”
“Who knew you would do everything at home?
” What!”
…
The couple was about to fight in the hospital, and the doctor hurriedly persuaded them to fight: “Although HPV is mainly transmitted through sex, it is infected with HPV is not necessarily related to indiscretion and derailment.” After talking a lot, the two calmed down.
I. Most of the people infected with HPV are “made”?
With the popularization of HPV vaccine, more and more people have begun to pay attention to HPV, but there are still many misunderstandings about it. The so-called HPV is not a disease, but a virus, namely Human Papillomavirus. According to the risk of the virus, it can also be divided into high-risk and low-risk.
Generally, low-risk types of viruses can be cured by human immunity, while high-risk types may be related to cervical cancer, rectal cancer, vaginal cancer and other cancers.
In the popular misunderstanding, it is believed that HPV infection is sexual indiscretion.
In this regard, Dr. Kou Jianfang, Department of Gynecology, Zhengzhou Second People’s Hospital said that sexual transmission is the main way of HPV infection, but this does not mean that HPV infection must be unclean sex life. In real life, the HPV virus is very common, and sex is not the only way of infection.
HPV can also be infected by indirect means, such as touching objects with HPV pathogens, including underwear , towels, scrapers, etc.; bathtubs, toilet seats and other public health supplies. Mother-to-child transmission is also one of the ways of HPV infection. Babies are infected with the virus through close contact with the birth canal of pregnant women. In addition, improper protection of medical staff during the treatment process may also lead to iatrogenic infection.
Second, what are the symptoms of HPV infection?
HPV virus is a large family, and there are currently more than 200 types identified. Different types can produce different damages in different parts of the human body.
1. High-risk type infection
High-risk type and suspected high-risk type HPV infection generally have no obvious symptoms and signs, most The patient discovered it incidentally during a physical examination. Most of them develop into cervical precancerous lesions, or early stage of cervical cancer, showing contact bleeding and abnormal vaginal discharge. Visible uremia, anemia, cachexia and other symptoms of systemic failure.
2. Low-risk HPV infection
Condyloma acuminatum is the most common clinical manifestation of low-risk HPV infection. More common in the labia major/minor, vaginal vestibule, urethral opening, around the anus, etc., and can also involve the vagina and cervix. In the early stage of the lesions, most of them were single or multiple small red papules with sharp tops; with the progression of the lesions, the lesions gradually increased and increased, which could be papillary, cauliflower-like, cockscomb-like or clump-like.
Third, if you are infected with HPV, will you definitely get cervical cancer?
In the concept of many people, infection with HPV will basically lead to cervical cancer. However, according to clinical facts, the occurrence of cervical cancer has prerequisites. The human body is infected by a virus and eventually develops into cervical cancer, which takes ten years or longer.
Director Duan Hua of Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University said: The human body has the ability to defend and resist viruses. In 10 months, the virus can be eliminated naturally by itself. Only when high-risk HPV is persistently infected, and there is no timely examination and treatment in the hospital, it is possible to cause cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in normal cervical tissue.
Of course, CIN is also divided into three levels, and it takes a long process to go from level one to level three. During this period, there is no intervention, and it is possible to develop cervical cancer.
Fourth, one trick to prevent cervical cancer, women are worth learning
Have sex 60% to 80% of women are infected with HPV. Especially first-time sex, younger women, and women with a larger number of sexual partners.
The numbers are dire, but thankfully cervical cancer is currently the only cancer preventable by vaccination. At present, the vaccines on the market in China mainly include bivalent, quadrivalent and nine-valent vaccines, and the diseases that can be prevented by different vaccines are also different.
1, 2-valent vaccine
It is suitable for women aged 9 to 45 years, mainly to prevent infection caused by HPV16, 18, grade 1/2/3 Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, cervical adenocarcinoma in situ, and cervical cancer.
2, 4 valent vaccines
Applicable to women aged 9 to 45 years, on the basis of 2 valent, it can increase the prevention of HPV6 and 11 infection.
3, 9-valent vaccine
It is suitable for women aged 16 to 26 years old, and has a wider range of prevention, covering 2-valent, 4-valent, and can prevent 31, 33, Infections caused by 45, 52, 58.
Our living environment is complex and changeable. Whether we have sex or not, at some stage of life, we may trigger the risk of HPV infection. Therefore, from the perspective of health prevention, it is recommended that girls get vaccinated as soon as possible to strengthen the “anti-virus” mechanism in the body. Of course, vaccination does not necessarily prevent cervical cancer 100%, and it is necessary to maintain good hygiene habits, stay away from tobacco and alcohol, and improve immunity.
References:
[1] “”HPV infection means indiscipline in private life?” You can pull it down! “.Zhengzhou Second Hospital Take Two Eyes. 2021-12-07
[2] “How Much Do You Know About HPV Infection”. Fujian Second Hospital Health Management Center. 2021-09-15