a method for detecting human papillomaviruses in biological material is described , in which method nucleic acids are extracted / isolated from biological material and hpv - specific dna is detected in the isolated nucleic acids . this method uses at least one of the nucleotide sequences seq id no . 1 or seq id no . 2 from the enclosed sequence listing or sequences which bind to sequences to which one of the sequences seq id no . 1 or seq id no . 2 binds or sequences which are complementary to the abovementioned sequences .