self-screening

Self-screening tool for medication abortion found accurate and acceptable

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Self-screening tool for medication abortion found accurate and acceptable | Image Credit: © ivanko80 – © ivanko80 – stock.adobe.com. A self-screening tool is highly acceptable for patients to self-evaluate whether they are able to proceed with a medication abortion without the use of an ultrasound, according to a recent study presented at the 2025 American … Read more

Proposed self-screening tests for cervical cancer may drive increase in cases

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Cervical cancer begins in the cells of the cervix and is primarily caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted virus. Globally, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women, with approximately 660,000 new cases in 2022. Cervical cancer is highly treatable when found early; routine screening and HPV vaccinations therefore … Read more