Screening for persistent high-risk HPV infections may be a valuable screening method for young women; A retrospective cohort study.

Renée M F EbischPleun J W KetelaarsWouter M H van der SandenChanna E SchmeinkCharlotte H LenselinkAlbert G SiebersLeon F A G MassugerWillem J G MelchersRuud L M Bekkers

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Women with a persistent hrHPV infection in their 20s, show an increased prevalence of HSIL lesions in their early 30s. Screening for persistent hrHPV infections, instead of cytology screening before the age of 30, can be used to reduce the future prevalence of cervical cancer in young women.

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risk factors
high grade