Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...
While the Pap was invented in the 1940s and involves inspecting cervical cells for precancerous or cancerous shifts, in the ...
U.S. guidance announced on Monday recommends self-collection of samples to test for HPV, the virus that often causes cervical ...
A major update to federal women’s health preventive guidance will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical ...
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 ...
The guidelines, published Jan. 5 by the Health Resources and Services Administration, now recommend that average-risk women ...
The Teal Wand is an FDA-approved device for at-home cervical cancer screening. It works like a tampon, allowing women to ...
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 ...
Emily Salter, who is unable to walk after falling from a 9m (30ft) cliff seven years ago, said she had tried to arrange for ...
A Government briefing note in 1986 stated that it might be cheaper to send cervical smear samples to England to be tested, ...