To get screened for cervical cancer, patients in the United States may no longer need to put their feet in those awkward stirrups, brace for the uncomfortable speculum or even take the time off from ...

The tool will allow women to screen for HPV, which causes almost all cases of cervical cancer, without visiting a doctor.

The Teal Wand is an at-home vaginal sample self-collection device that tests for HPV. The test will first be available in California in June.

The wand developed by Teal Health allows patients to self-collect a vaginal sample and mail it to a lab for testing.

Teal Health, the maker of an at-home cervical cancer screening test, says it will give patients an alternative to in-clinic pap smears.