Private. Comfortable. Convenient. These probably aren't words most women would associate with cervical cancer screening, which until recently always took place in a doctor's office and usually involved placing our feet in stirrups as part of a pelvic exam. But now there's another option. In January 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued cervical cancer screening guidelines that, for the first time, include an option for women to perform an at-home high-risk HPV (