09/06/2024

Self-swab HPV Tests to Arrive Later This Month

The test will allow people to self-collect in healthcare settings

One of the first tests that allows patients to self-collect samples to screen for human papillomavirus (HPV) will soon be available in doctors' offices.

In May, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a self-swab test from global medical technology company Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) for "clinical" use, meaning in a private room inside a doctor's office, in a mobile clinic, or in another health care setting.

BD told ABC News that it started shipping its self-swab kits, called the BD Onclarity HPV Assay, to doctors' offices on Thursday and that kits will begin arriving at health care facilities later this month.

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