A new pantyliner could tell if you're pregnant or diseased. Soon, your pantyliner will be able to tell you. It is unclear when or if the liners will appear on the shelves. But the company might have a problem getting the Food and Drug Administration's approval unless, for example, it agrees to provide counseling to women who find out they may be pregnant or diseased while wearing the liners.
Consumers draw their own blood sample and then send it to a laboratory for analysis.
But with the Home Access test, unlike the planned pantyliners, a person can seek counseling before the test, and is required to call one of the company's counselors before getting test results. Counseling, which uses both printed material and telephone interaction, not only provides the user with an interpretation of what positive or negative results really mean, but also provides you with treatment options. This is weird. I would totally pay for a pantyliner that tells me if I have the yeastie beasties or vaginosis. That would actually be extremely useful for me.