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This 5-minute test should be done immediately after your period; it could save the lives of thousands of women every year..

Cervical cancer is one of the biggest challenges facing women's health today. World Health Organization (WHO) data show that millions of women are affected by it every year. Dr. Tarang Krishna says ...
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People In Canada And Australia Are Giving Themselves Pap Smears, And Here's Why An Expert Says It Is Not Happening Right Now In The US

According to the Australian government's Department of Health website, performing a Pap smear on yourself is easy. This is because the sample is taken from your vagina — not your cervix (which is what ...
NPR

The FDA approves first U.S. at-home tool as a Pap-smear alternative

The Food and Drug administration has approved the U.S.'s first at-home alternative to the Pap smear, a procedure generations of women have dreaded and often found painful. The new device by Teal ...
The Washington Post

What to know about the first at-home Pap smear approved by the FDA

The wand developed by Teal Health allows patients to self-collect a vaginal sample and mail it to a lab for testing. The Food and Drug Administration approved the first at-home screening tool to ...
Newsweek

First HPV Self-Tests Now Available in US as Pap Smear Alternative

An alternative to conventional cervical screening—otherwise known as smear tests or Pap smears—is now available and may help more women detect the human papillomavirus (HPV) before it becomes cervical ...