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Home HPV test schemes. Recently, schemes have been announced in the UK that will allow women to do their own at-home HPV tests. In certain areas of London, a trial called YouScreen is being offered. This trial will offer a home test kit to 31,000 women who are 15 months overdue for a cervical screening.
Feb 24, 2021 · The swab tests will be posted to women or given out by a GP to increase take-up of screening for the Human Papillomavirus Virus (HPV), which can lead to cervical cancer. The home swab is a simple way for women to do the test themselves, rather than have one done for them by a general practice nurse.
Jul 17, 2024 · People in the YouScreen trial used a vaginal swab (like a long cotton bud) to take their sample, either at home or at the GP practice. Samples taken at home could be posted for free to the laboratory for testing. If HPV was detected, people were invited for a follow-up test with a clinician.
May 22, 2024 · Cervical screening tests (‘smear tests’) that you can do yourself at home have recently been trialled in the UK. If effective, there’s hope that they’ll become widely available. But who can get a test kit and how easy is it to do? Here I’ll answer some of the key questions around HPV self-tests.
Cervical screening, which used to be called smear test, is a test to check the health of the cervix and help prevent cervical cancer. It's offered to women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 64.
Jul 24, 2024 · Home tests are expected to reach 400,000 more women for screening each year (Picture: Getty Images) While nobody likes going for a smear test , screenings are vital in preventing cervical cancer.
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For 90% of women, using HPVCheck means you may never need to have a smear test again. HPVCheck is a comfortable and reliable at-home cervical cancer test kit that looks for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), the virus that causes cervical cancer.
