At-home cervical cancer screening test gets FDA approval. How it works, availability The Teal Wand is an at-home vaginal sample self-collection device that tests for HPV.

May 09, 2025 First at-home test for HPV, the most common cause of cervical cancer, gains FDA approval The Teal Wand is a prescription device that has been shown to be as effective as pap smears ...

The Teal Wand, an at-home HPV testing device that could replace a Pap smear, could broaden access to cervical cancer screening. Skip to content. Subscribe or renew today ...

The Teal Wand takes a vaginal sample using a swab that can be sent to a laboratory for testing for HPV by women. HPV is the virus that causes nearly all cervical cancers, and more and more the ...

Though the Teal Wand provides a new opportunity to test for HPV at home, in-person pap smears will remain the best option, Dr. Ami Vaidya, co-chief of gynecological oncology at Hackensack ...

The startup’s test, Teal Wand, detects human papillomavirus (HPV), which is responsible for nearly all cervical cancers, similar to Roche’s cobas HPV test.

The Teal Wand only screens for HPV, so Pap smears are still required for knowing if you have abnormal cell changes in your cervix. "The Pap test and co-testing [Pap and HPV test] ...

FDA approves new at-home HPV test that can help detect cancer. The Teal Wand was approved after a study of over 600 women found the self-collected samples performed the same as a test in a doctor ...

Teal Health Announces Publication of SELF-CERV Study Results in JAMA Network Open Following FDA Approval of Teal Wand™ for At-Home HPV Screening. PR Newswire. SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2025.

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.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Following its recent FDA approval, Teal Health® announced the publication of its multi-center pivotal SELF-CERV study in JAMA Network Open. The study ...