Patient's question:
Female, 29 years old, went for a physical examination with friends and found that she was infected with HPV. Please ask: Which HPV types are more dangerous?Doctor's answer:
HPV can be divided into mucosal high-risk types and mucosal low-risk types. In addition to high-risk and low-risk skin types, high-risk skin types include HPV 5, 8, 14, 17, 20, 36, and 38. After infection, they can lead to conditions such as vulvar cancer, penile cancer, and anal cancer. Mucosal high-risk HPV mainly includes HPV-16, 18, 30, 31, 33, 35, and 39, which can primarily cause cervical cancer, rectal cancer, and oral cancer. Among these, the most dangerous are HPV 16 and HPV 18 types, as the majority of cervical cancers are caused by HPV 16 and 18.