Key Takeaways

New guidelines now allow self-swab HPV testing, including one test that can be done at home and mailed in

HPV self-collected screening is recommended every 3 years if the test result is negative

Women may stop screening at age 65 only if they have 10 years of negative results

FRIDAY, Dec. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Routine cervical cancer screening is getting a new option: Self-swab HPV tests, according to updated guidance released Dec. 4 by the American Cancer Society (ACS).

Experts say offering a test that women can collect themselves — sans speculum exam — could make screening less stressful in general.

"Screening for HPV is screening for cervical cancer," Jane Montealegre , an associate professor of behavioral science at the The University of Texas MD Anderson C

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