Efficacy and acceptability of a self-collected medical grade tampon as a novel vaginal sample collection tool for the detection of HPV and STIs
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Author(s):
Valentina Milanova, Iva Lazarova, Kalina Mihaylova, Michelle Gomes, Teodora Georgieva, Jan Multmeier
Published in:
BMC Women's Health, Issue 25, 2025, ISSN 1472-6874
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI:
10.1186/S12905-025-03652-Z
Menstrual Tampons Are Reliable and Acceptable Tools to Self-Collect Vaginal Microbiome Samples
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Author(s):
Florence Turner, Josephine Drury, Dharani K. Hapangama, Nicola Tempest
Published in:
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Issue 24, 2023, ISSN 1422-0067
Publisher:
MDPI AG
DOI:
10.3390/IJMS241814121
Genitourinary syndrome of menopause: Evaluation of symptoms, using a questionnaire, in a research setting, before and after treatment
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Author(s):
Paula Briggs, Babu Karavadra, James Wyatt, Steven Lane, Dharani K Hapangama
Published in:
Post Reproductive Health, Issue 30, 2025, ISSN 2053-3691
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
DOI:
10.1177/20533691241246366
P-375 Optimising vaginal biospecimen collection
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Author(s):
F Turner, J Drury, L Goodfellow, C Hill, H Baxter, V Milanova, A Drakeley, D Hapangama, N Tempest
Published in:
Human Reproduction, Issue 37, 2022, ISSN 0268-1161
Publisher:
Oxford University Press (OUP)
DOI:
10.1093/HUMREP/DEAC107.353
Efficacy and usability of a cannabidiol-infused tampon for the relief of primary dysmenorrhea
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Author(s):
Valentina Milanova, Kalina Mihaylova, Iva Lazarova, Teodora Georgieva, Harold Baxter, Dafina Dobreva
Published in:
Journal of Endometriosis and Uterine Disorders, Issue 5, 2023, ISSN 2949-8384
Publisher:
Elsevier BV
DOI:
10.1016/J.JEUD.2023.100057
Diagnostic accuracy of the Daye diagnostic tampon compared to clinician-collected and self-collected vaginal swabs for detecting HPV: a comparative study
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Author(s):
Valentina Milanova, Michelle Gomes, Kalina Mihaylova, John Luke Twelves, Jan Multmeier, Hana McMahon, Hannah McCulloch, Kate Cuschieri
Published in:
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Issue 63, 2025, ISSN 0095-1137
Publisher:
American Society for Microbiology
DOI:
10.1128/JCM.01852-24
