No, I don't think that's so. The argument against that is HPV DNA testing picks up any HPV-residential, episomal, integrated. It's only the integrated forms that lead to high grade cervical dysplasia, and eventually cervical cancer. Infact, ALTS does not recommend using the HPV DNA digene test in LSIL cases, because the vast majority will test positive. Why cause needless worry and expenses? There is another test that is able to pick up integrated HPV in the form of E6 and E7 proteins. That is a much better indicator of potential cancer than the digene test.

Routine testing is another way, true, but that may go on for several years to determine persistence and integration. It would be better just to test for the oncogenic proteins.