The best way to know if a person has HPV is to perform diagnostic tests that include sighting of warts, vaginal smears, peniscopy, hybrid capture, colposcopy or blood tests, which may be requested by the gynecologist, in the case of the woman, or a urologist, in the case of humans.
When the test result for the HPV virus is positive, it means that the person has the virus, but does not necessarily have cancer or symptoms, and that treatment may not be necessary.When the HPV test is negative, it means that the person is not infected with the human papillomavirus.
- In the case of men.
- Tests should be performed and recommended by the urologist.
- Initially performed by observing the male genital area.
- As the presence of HPV may cause warts or other injuries typical of the infection.
In addition to observation with the naked eye, your doctor may perform a peniscopy, which is a test in which your doctor uses a magnifying glass-like device to look for small lesions in your penis that may indicate the presence of HPV.In case of suspicion, a small scraping of the space is performed and the material is sent for analysis to the laboratory.Understand how the Peniscopy exam develops.
HpV testing in humans is important for the proper treatment of the infection, reducing the risk of complications and transmission of the disease.
The most requested test to diagnose the presence of HPV virus in women is Pap smear, in which a cervical scraping is performed with a swab-like instrument, and the material is sent to the lab for testing, although this is a key test to assess a woman’s health, Pap smear is not enough to diagnose cervical cancer , for example, or to determine the subtypes of the HPV virus, other tests are necessary, such as:
HPV screening in women is important to start treating the disease and reduce the risk of cervical cancer.Find out how HPV treatment is done.
Watch the video below and see in a simple way what it is and how to treat this disease.