This year, a revolution in the unpleasant pap smear test will arrive on the American market in the form of the first at-home cervical cancer screening device ever approved by the FDA.

Offering the chance to perform a vaginal swab test in the comfort of one’s own home, the Teal Wand is covered by several major insurers such as Anthem and Cigna.

The package includes the wand and swab along with everything needed to store the sample and send it off to Teal Health’s laboratory where a test for the HPV virus is conducted. Receiving the results over a smartphone, it’s the first major change in the pap smear for 80+ years according to the company.

HPV accounts for almost all cases of cervical cancer in America, which while falling gradually year over year for decades, is on the rise among rura

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