Research at Teal

Our work is deeply rooted in clinical research

Teal is built on scientific integrity, backed by rigorous clinical trials, peer-reviewed publications, and premier medical presentations.

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Evidence-Based Innovation

Teal Research

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2025
Published Paper

Clinical Validation of a Vaginal Cervical Cancer Screening Self-Collection Method for At-Home Use

Paper that supported FDA authorization for the first at-home cervical cancer screening
JAMA Network Open
2025
Teal Research

U.S. Clinical Study Demonstrates At-Home Screening is as Accurate as In-Clinic and Preferred by 94% of Women

Preference report from clinical trial
2026
Published Paper

HPV Self-Collection Experience in U.S. Hispanic/Latinx Women Using a Device Designed for At-Home Collection

Hispanic Health Care International
2026
Podium Presentation

Addressing Cervical Cancer Screening Disparities: At-Home Self-Collection Among LGBQ+ Populations

Cancer Control (SAGE)
Oncology Insights Webinar Series
Colleen McNicholas, DO
2026
PODIUM PRESENTATION

Cervical Cancer Screening for Rural Women with Self-Collection

NHRA (National Rural Health Association) Annual Conference
San Diego, CA
Elizabeth VonderHaar, MD
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Investigators & advisors

Some of the clinicians behind the data

Principal investigators and senior advisors who participated in the trial and authored resulting publications.

Portrait of Christine Conageski.

Christine Conageski, MD, MSc

OB/GYN and Associate Professor
Portrait of Ann S. Collins.

Ann S. Collins, MD, FACOG

OB/GYN, Centre Obstetrics and Gynecology
Portrait of Elizabeth Sutton.

Elizabeth Sutton, PhD

Director of Scientific Research

Woman's Hospital
Portrait of Ronald W. Orso.

Ronald W. Orso, MD

OB/GYN

Birmingham Obstetrics &
Gynecology, P.C.
Portrait of Catherine Behrens.

Catherine Behrens, MD, PhD, FACOG

OB/GYN and Clinical Development Advisor
Portrait of Emeline Aviki.

Emeline Aviki, MD, MBA

Medical Director, Network Integration and Strategy & Gynecologic Oncologist
Portrait of Sangini S. Sheth.

Sangini S. Sheth, MD, MPH,FACOG

Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Portrait of Summer Dewdney.

Summer Dewdney, MD

Gynecologic Oncologist
Trial · SELF-CERV
Clinical Validation of a Vaginal Cervical Cancer Screening Self-Collection Method for At Home Use

16 SITES

PRIMARY HPV

CIN2+ MEASURED

Design

Prospective, method-comparison trial

Sites

16 US academic & community centers

Participants

600+ women, ages 25–65. Diverse in age, race, & screening history

Assay

Roche cobas® HPV

Comparator

Paired clinician collection, same visit

Status

Complete · published 2025

The pivotal trial

SELF-CERV clinical trial

The results from the SELF-CERV trial supported the FDA-authorization of the Teal Wand. It compared self-collection with the Teal Wand to a clinician-collected sample taken at the same visit, with both samples analyzed on the same FDA-approved primary HPV test.

Press coverage

The trial, covered.

September 5, 2024

Why your next trip to the gyno might be different: There’s an alternative to Pap smears

January 5, 2026

U.S. Endorses Home Pap-Smear Alternative to Prevent Cervical Cancer

October 9, 2025

Teal Health Named One of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025

May 10, 2025

The FDA approves first U.S. at-home tool as a Pap-smear alternative

Skip the stirrups

Screen for cervical cancer, without the speculum.

Self-collect at home and mail to the lab for Primary HPV testing, on your timeline, with results reviewed and shared by a Teal Medical provider.

An over-the-shoulder view of a woman unboxing her Teal Health at-home cervical cancer screening kit. The opened box displays the Teal Wand device, a collection vial, a return mailer envelope, and an inside lid reading "Welcome to a more comfortable cervical cancer screening."