Sampling at home has already started in Västerbotten.
So far, around 100 women have ordered the test, which will help detect cervical cancer.
- Research shows that home tests give just as good results as taking the test at a health centre.
Many people have asked for this, says Sara Knip.
Do you hope that more people choose to take the test now?
- Yes, some have avoided going to the midwife for various reasons, it could be a lack of time or that it hurts or feels uncomfortable.
We hope that fewer people miss their time, she says.
Women in Västerbotten will get an appointment as usual, but now with the offer to receive a test at home instead.
If you choose to have the test sent home, the appointment with the midwife will be canceled automatically.
- It's like an extra service.
You can choose how you want to do it.
"Then we have to rethink"
Similar ones have been introduced in several other parts of the country.
In Skåne, all women receive a test sent home directly.
- We didn't want to take it that far, there is a risk then that the tests will be lying around and not sent in.
Pregnant women and people who have previously had the HVP virus or cell changes must still take the test with a midwife.
- We will evaluate this because.
If we notice that the quality of the samples is poor or that fewer people are testing, then we have to think again, says Knip.
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As of September 1, 2021, the midwife visits to test for the HPV virus were replaced with home tests.
SVT's reporter Johanna Holstein tests the self-sampling kit.
Photo: Johanna Holstein