At-Home Cervical Cancer Screening Kit & Virtual Visit
Get the same FDA-approved HPV test done in clinic — with the same accuracy — from the privacy of home. Everything you need to screen is included, minus the waiting room:
- Virtual visit with a Teal Medical provider
- At-home collection kit + lab test
- Provider-reviewed results & follow-up support
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How it works
Screen from home — no waiting room, no time off work, no speculum.
Order & meet your provider
Order and attend a brief virtual Intro Visit with a Teal Medical OBGYN or Nurse Practitioner to review the screening process.*
Collect at home
Your kit arrives in 3–5 days. Self-collect privately in about 5 minutes.
Get results
Mail with USPS. Results in your portal in ~1 week. Follow-up care coordinated if needed.
*The Teal Wand requires a prescription. A short virtual visit with a Teal Medical provider is needed for them to prescribe the kit before it mails.
Who should screen at home?
Between the screening ages of 25–65 years1
With a cervix (have not had a full hysterectomy)
Even if HPV-vaccinated — vaccination doesn't replace screening
Currently not recommended if pregnant, immunocompromised, have a history of reproductive cancer, HIV, DES exposure, or had a treatment for cervical precancer in the last 25 years (LEEP or cold knife cone). We walk you through a short eligibility form before ordering your kit.
1American Cancer Society screening guidelines
Accurate results. Collected by you.
Get the same accuracy as an in-clinic visit, with the comfort and privacy of Teal.
Designed for comfort
A self-collection Wand with a small soft sponge, engineered with, and used by, thousands of women.
The same accuracy
Your sample is tested on the same FDA-approved HPV test used in clinic, with the same accuracy.
Virtual provider care
A Teal Medical provider prescribes your kit, reviews your result, and walks you through next steps if needed.
~5 minutes, at home
Collect privately in your bathroom. No travel, no time off, no feet in stirrups.
Pre-paid return mailer
Drop your sample in any USPS box or schedule a pick up. Results available in ~1 week.
Support that follows up
Abnormal result? A Teal Medical provider clearly defines next steps and helps coordinate care locally.
Built to clinical standards. Designed for your comfort.
The Teal Wand was developed with and by women.
Cervical cancer screening (HPV test)
Self-collected vaginal sample
Roche cobas® Primary HPV (FDA-approved)
Teal Medical OBGYN or Nurse Practitioner
About 5 minutes
Confirmed in a 10-minute virtual visit
The clinical details, side by side.
We screen for the same high-risk HPV types as your doctor, with the same accuracy, but you collect the sample privately.
Preferred
At home, in private
Doctor's office
~15 mins
~45+ mins
No speculum
Speculum exam
96% accurate
96% accurate
Teal Medical provider (virtually)
Your provider
No time off work
Likely need time off
Most major plans & HSA/FSA
Most major plans
OBGYNs and Nurse Practitioners —licensed in your state.
Every Teal Medical patient is paired with a virtual provider who prescribes your kit, reviews your results, and is available via message or video.
1,954 reviews. And counting.
I felt very confident with the entire process. The instructions were very clear and the NP that did my consultation was very informative. Being able to do this screening in the comfort of your home is a game-changer!
Couldn't be easier! Everything was very well organized and went smoothly, and the test itself was painless and so much easier than going into a medical office.
I was nervous at first but once I got started it was a very easy, quick, and smooth process. I never thought comfortable would be the word I would use for something like this, but it was!
Rigorously tested so you can screen yourself with confidence.
The Teal Wand was developed and tested in SELF-CERV, a multi-site study comparing self-collection to provider-collected samples in clinic. The data is what earned FDA authorization.
94%
of women preferred the Teal Wand
to in-clinic screening
98%
collected a valid sample on
the first try
1:1
clinical performance vs. an in-clinic exam (same accuracy)
Frequently asked questions
If you followed the instructions provided, you can feel confident that you have used the Teal Wand correctly. 98% of users successfully collected a valid sample.
Don't worry, if you don't collect enough sample, the HPV test will not report a result (instead, the outcome will show up as ‘invalid’). If this happens, we will contact you to discuss next steps.
Your results will be available in your Teal portal about one week after you send your sample to the lab. You will be notified via email and text when the results are ready to view.
Yes, once you have registered with Teal and before we ship your self-collection kit, you will meet with a Teal provider for a brief 10-minute virtual Intro Visit. During the visit, the provider will review your screening history, discuss the at-home self-collection process, and prescribe the Teal Wand kit if you are eligible.
Teal providers will also be available virtually throughout your at-home screening experience and will advise on next steps once your results are available.
Yes, the Teal Wand received FDA authorization after a rigorous nationwide clinical trial in which the Teal Wand was compared to the in-person exam with a speculum and brush. The clinical performance matched the in-person screening experience, and the Teal Wand was overwhelmingly preferred, with 94% of the participants stating they preferred the Wand to the current standard of screening. Learn more about the clinical trial.
Screening for HPV using the Teal Wand is an alternative to screening in-person for your Pap smear (cervical cancer screening). Therefore, once you have screened using the Teal Wand, you will not need to repeat the test in-office with the clinician.
Teal medical providers will review your results and recommend next steps (if applicable). Abnormal (positive for HPV) results may require in-person care for additional testing, which a Teal medical provider can help to coordinate.
The lab tests your self-collected Teal Wand sample on the same Primary HPV test (Roche cobas®) for cervical cancer screening that your doctor would use – it is just a different way of collecting the sample. Primary HPV testing is the most sensitive cervical cancer screening test. Our rigorous national clinical trial showed that self-collection using the Teal Wand is as accurate as going into the clinic where a provider collects the sample using a speculum and tests for HPV.*
Please note, when screening with the Teal Wand, you are not performing a Pap smear (cervical cytology), which is a less sensitive test for cervical cancer screening. See more information on Primary HPV testing vs a Pap smear.
HPV (Human Papillomavirus) is the most common sexually transmitted infection. Just like the clinician’s office, your sample is tested for 14 types of high-risk HPV that present the highest risk of causing cervical cancer. The Teal Wand is a self-collection device in which the collected sample is mailed to a lab to test for high-risk HPV using an FDA-approved Primary HPV test. Primary HPV tests are the most sensitive and recommended test for cervical cancer screening, as nearly all cervical cancers are caused by persistent HPV infections.
Take five minutes for yourself.
See if at-home cervical cancer screening with the Teal Wand is right for you.