SAN DIEGO — Passively self-collected menstrual blood for the detection of HPV showed results that were highly concordant with clinician-collected sampling and had greater acceptance among patients, researchers reported here.
In this case, passive menstrual blood collection was done using Q-Pads (Qvin), which are menstrual pads with a removable collection strip that works as a dried blood spot test. According to the Qvin website, the Q-pad also collects blood to show information regarding hormones, vitamins and the risk for diabetes.
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