The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the world, and is the leading cause of cervical cancer. Getting tested regularly for HPV helps you to catch an infection early, before the virus spreads or develops into cancer.
Our HPV test is a simple vaginal swab test for females, which can be done at home. You will get your results within 7 days of your sample reaching our lab.
We use a different test to that used by the NHS. This means you may need further testing by the NHS before they can investigate further, or your GP may not recommend additional investigations through the NHS based on these results.
This is nothing to worry about. Clinical guidelines can differ across private and NHS services, and we want to ensure you understand how this may affect your ongoing care plan.
Both of these tests are just as accurate at diagnosing HPV. The main difference is that our test tends to look at more strains of HPV than the NHS tests.
