American Cancer Society

What Is Self-Collection for Cervical Cancer Screening?

Self-collection means swabbing your vagina to get a sample of cells to test in the lab. In this case, the sample is used to ...

Researchers find at-home self-collection testing can expand STI and HPV screening

Researchers with UNC School of Medicine, Gillings School of Global Health, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center ...
STAT

HIV self-testing is easy, effective — and underutilized

Assoumou is an infectious diseases physician-scientist at Boston Medical Center. Miller is a research data associate within Dr. Assoumou’s I-CARE (Infectious Complications Assessment and Research) lab ...
BMJ Global Health

Comparative efficacy, feasibility and acceptability of HPV DNA testing on first-void urine versus self-collected vaginal samples: a real-world study in a resource-limited …

Introduction Self-sampling for cervical cancer screening is a promising strategy to improve coverage and reduce strain on ...
Healio

Q&A: Barriers to STI self-testing among teens, young adults

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Half of young adults in a survey said they would use a home-based STI test for convenience. However, many were ...