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# Teal Health At-Home Pap Smear Approved
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/teal-health-at-home-pap-smear-approved/
- Published: 2025-05-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T15:11:25.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5159151

FDA has approved a Teal Health PMA for the Teal Wand, the first at-home vaginal sample, self-collection device for cervical cancer screening. The prescription device is indicated for women aged 25–65 at average risk, according to the company. The at-home screening includes a collection kit and an end-to-end telehealth service providing virtual access to Teal medical providers who prescribe the kit, review the results from the lab, and support women throughout their at-home screening experience, it says.

‍‍The approval was based on data from the [SELF-CERV study](https://www.getteal.com/research/u-s-clinical-study-demonstrates-94-of-women-prefer-at-home-cervical-cancer-screening?ref=fdaweb.com), which confirmed that self-collected samples using the Teal Wand have the same performance as clinician-collected samples, proven to detect cervical precancer 96% of the time, and that the Teal Wand is a much preferred experience, the company says.