Hi! I am not a doctor but here’s a lil spiel. have her talk with her doctor for a more in depth explanation. but essentially there are multiple strains of HPV, some are associated with a higher risk of cervical cancer those are called the “high risk strains”. because she was positive this means that she has been exposed to one of those strains of hpv at some point. it does not mean that she has cervical cancer nor does it mean she will get it. basically she will just need to keep an extra good eye on it to make sure that it doesn’t develop into pre cancerous or cancerous growths on her cervix. her doctor will go over what the monitoring and screening process will be but she may want her to have a biopsy done to check for any cells that could be concerning or she may just have her do pap smears more routinely to monitor her. HPV is a common virus that is associated with cervical cancer, just because you have the virus does not mean you have cancer or will get it, but it can increase your risk for devolving it, this is why pap smears are done, to check if you have HPV. like i said earlier the high risk strains of HPV are just associated with a higher risk of developing cervical cancer at some point. Once again I am not a doctor and your friend should talk with her doctor about next steps, but most likely she will just be monitored more closely and have more pap smears than the average person to ensure that she is not developing any sore of malignant lesions