![Can a woman with genital warts get a negative HPV test? Can a woman with genital warts get a negative HPV test?](https://mortakis.hpvinfocenter.gr/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/warts_hpv_test-1-750x500.jpg)
Yes, the HPV test is usually negative in cases of genital warts. As we mentioned above, in 90% of the cases genital warts are caused by low-risk types of HPV 6 and 11.
The HPV test is only positive when there is an infection by oncogenic types of HPV.