Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...

New federal guidelines have expanded the options for cervical cancer screenings to include an at-home option — and no ...

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has updated its guidelines to include self collection testing for ...

The at-home tests are not yet available, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two self-swab tests from the ...

HHS released updated cervical cancer screening guidelines on Jan. 5, allowing for self-administered HPV tests as an ...

Doctors typically swab a patient’s cervix in clinical settings to test for high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus, an ...

J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2014;18(1):1-7. In a clinical setting, this combination of maintained sensitivity with increased specificity would lead to fewer office visits and procedures. Our cost analysis ...

A pap smear (or pap test) is a screening for cervical cancer. It involves taking cells from the cervix and vagina and examining them under a microscope. The test is looking for cervical ...

A pap smear, sometimes called a pap test, is a procedure that screens for cervical cancer — and is typically done during an annual well-woman visit with a gynecologist. In this article, we discuss how ...