Human papilloma virus 16 DNA in Cervix

These are called low-risk HPV and high-risk HPV. Low-risk HPV can cause warts on or around your genitals, anus, mouth, or throat.

An HPV test screens for the infection that causes cervical precancer or cancer by examining a sample of cervical cells. The test is often done at the same time as a Pap test (sometimes called a Pap smear). A Pap test looks for abnormal changes in cervical cells before they become cancer. When an HPV test and a Pap test are done at the same time, it's called cotesting.