Self-Administered Alternative to the Pap Smear Promises Less Pain, No Speculum Patients may be able to now use a long swab to collect samples for HPV testing — skipping the sometimes painful pap ...

A new, tampon-shaped do-it-yourself test from Teal Health aims to make the most important part of your Pap smear — the cervical cancer screening — a little more comfortable and private.

Berens noted that while some aspects of Pap and HPV testing have remained the same -- using a speculum to access the cervix, taking a sample of cells, and having it tested in a lab to look for ...

A new, FDA-approved device wants “to give women the option to screen comfortably from home at their convenience,” co-founder Kara Egan told The Post.

Health Nation Nation & World An Alternative to the Pap Smear Is Here, No Speculum Required Aug. 16, 2024 at 4:30 am Updated Aug. 19, 2024 at 11:39 am ...

The film takes viewers back to the days before Pap smears, a time when cervical cancer was rightfully feared by patients and doctors alike. A century ago, cervical cancer was a major killer of ...

Dr. Marie Savard explains the differences between a Pap smear and a DNA test. April 7, 2009— -- A DNA test that detects the human papillomavirus, which causes cervical cancer, is more ...