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A do-it-yourself wand could help replace your next Pap smear (yes, really!)
Nobody likes Pap smears. A new DIY home swab kit for cervical cancer aims to make that part of the procedure more comfortable. It's set to be available to Californians in June, with other states ...
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F.D.A. Approves First At-Home Alternative to the Pap Smear
The tool will allow women to screen for HPV, which causes almost all cases of cervical cancer, without visiting a doctor. By Maggie Astor The Food and Drug Administration approved the United ...
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First at-home HPV test approved by FDA, could replace Pap smear
The DIY test could serve as an alternative to in-person "Pap smears," which are recommended every three years for women up to age 65. The self-collection device — the Teal Wand, made by Teal ...
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FDA approves at-home pap smear alternative device for cervical cancer screening
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FDA approves at home HPV test as alternative to pap smear
Pap smears test for cancer and precancerous cells, but also look for HPV. The at home test allows a woman to swab her vagina with a sponge like tool on her own rather than the speculum used for an ...
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The FDA approves first US 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 ...