Self-Collected Vaginal Specimens for HPV Testing: Recommendations From the Enduring Consensus Cervical Cancer Screening and Management Guidelines Committee
Human papillomavirus testing of self-collected vaginal specimens expands cervical cancer screening options and has potential to increase access for currently underscreened individuals. Laboratory and clinical workflows will need to be modified to ensure adequate specimen processing and follow-up.
Authors
- Richard S. Guido
- Nancy R. Berman
- Robert Allen Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3344-2238)
- Megan A. Clarke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0435-7376)
- Jeffrey D. Quinlan
- Eileen Lind
- Ana Reyes
- Rebecca B. Perkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7054-3014)
- Nicolas Wentzensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1251-0836)
- Sarah Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5366-6856)
- Jeanne Murphy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2460-7670)
- Francisco Moacir Pinheiro Garcia
- L. Stewart Massad
Institutions
- Tufts University (US)
- American Cancer Society (US)
- Tufts Medical Center (US)
- University of Arizona (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Michigan Healthcare Professionals (US)
- National Cancer Institute (US)
- University of Iowa Health Care (US)
- Millennium Engineering and Integration (United States) (US)
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/lgt.0000000000000885
- Citations
- 28
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 37.92