The Teal Wand is an FDA-approved device for at-home cervical cancer screening. It works like a tampon, allowing women to ...

What does the Teal Wand test for? Does it replace a Pap smear? We got these questions answered and more. Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, deputy editor ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the nation’s first at-home cervical cancer test, offering women a more accessible and less invasive alternative to traditional Pap smears, its maker ...

Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...

In early December, the American Cancer Society updated its guidelines for the first time since 2020. Now, all women ...

Many people dread going into the doctor's office for a Pap smear or HPV test, but that's no longer the only cervical cancer screening option. Now, we have the Teal Wand, the first and only at-home ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new device called the Teal Wand, which its creator describes as an "at-home vaginal sample self-collection device for cervical cancer screening." It ...

The American Cancer Society is endorsing the use of self-swab kits to test for HPV, because they may reduce barriers to cervical cancer screening. The amended guidelines will "help improve compliance ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have approved the first cervical cancer testing kit that allows women to collect their own sample at home before shipping it to a laboratory, according to a medical ...