Heres a look at the testing kits that could change up your next routine gyno exam.
Back up: How has HPV historically been tested for?
Human papillomavirus, commonly known as HPV is a viral infection that spreads through sex and other skin-to-skin contact.
People with cervixes start getting screened for cervical cancer when they turn 21, usually via a Pap smear.
And theCDCsuggests having a Pap done every three years until youre 29.
The provider then scrapes the cervix with a swab to collect cells for testing.
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Its fast, but its also sometimes painful and almost always unpleasant.
If we can increase screening, we can reduce the incidence of this cancer, he tellsCNN.
Self-screening offers this extra choice for women.
Okay, so how does this self-swab technology work?
No awkward interactions or metal speculum required.
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