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ArticleWomen's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.)2025

Experiences and Preferences Reported with an At-Home Self-Collection Device Compared with In-Clinic Speculum-Based Cervical Cancer Screening in the United States.

LaShonda Crane, Ashley Jennings, Megan B Fitzpatrick, Meghna Mukherjee, Callie Pitchford, Amy Nacht, Nia'Ja Mack, Kristina Krueger, Jessica Favreau, Kristin Conway and 3 more

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Article in Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

LaShonda CranePlanned Parenthood Gulf Coast, Inc, Houston, Texas, USA.
Ashley JenningsUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Megan B FitzpatrickTeal Health, Inc, San Francisco, California, USA.
Meghna MukherjeeTeal Health, Inc, San Francisco, California, USA.
Callie PitchfordWoman's Hospital, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
Amy NachtUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Nia'Ja MackWoman's Hospital, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
Kristina KruegerUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Jessica FavreauCrescendo, MD, Portola Valley, California, USA.
Kristin ConwayBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Laura GillisNxGen BioStats, LLC, Mount Airy, Maryland, USA.
Christine ConageskiUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Elizabeth SuttonWoman's Hospital, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8807-6434

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Vaginal self-collection offers an effective option for cervical cancer (CC) screening that can improve screening experiences and engagement. Objective: This article presents data from a multi-center pilot study ( Study Design: Participants were screened with a self-collection device and a clinician-collection. They provided feedback about their experiences via usability and preference surveys. Results: Significantly more participants reported pain ( Conclusion: By improving screening experiences and accessibility, at-home self-collection can increase screening participation and accelerate progress toward eliminating CC as a public health concern in the United States.

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at-home self-collectioncervical cancer screeningexperiencesHPV testpreferencesspeculumUnited States

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PMID40538663
PMCPMC12177322

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