AVA Self-collected Test by Winmed which is a test kit used for Vaginal self-sampling of in females and the penis and anus in males for infection that will lead to cervical cancer and other cancers. This test kit can also be used in male to sample the penis and anus for penile cancer anal cancer and mouth and throat cancer etc.

AVA Self-Collect products can detect more than 12 types of sexually transmitted pathogens as follows:

• Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Mycoplasma hominis (MH), Mycoplasma genitalium (MG), Ureaplasma urealyticum (UU), Ureaplasma parvum (UP) (bacteria that cause chlamydia)
• Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) (bacteria that cause gonorrhea)
• Gardnerella vaginalis (GV) (germs that cause vaginitis)
• Treponema pallidum (TP) (pathogens that cause syphilis) can be at risk of death and passes on to the baby in the womb and also increase the chance of miscarriage. If the baby were to be born, the baby will be fine in the first 2 years, but after that various abnormalities such as blindness, deafness, collapsed bridge, etc. will last a lifetime if not treated properly.
• Group B Streptococcus (GBS) (a type of bacteria called Streptococcus agalactiae in the intestines, vagina or rectum) which if detected in women who are pregnant able to pass the infection on to the child, increase the chances of miscarriage, premature birth, and water breaking before labour. Other than that, this bacterium could also cause newborns to have bacterial bloodstream infections, pneumonia, or meningitis infections, etc.
• Haemophilus Ducreyi (HD) (infection that causes chancre disease)
• Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) causing abnormal secretions within the vagina
• Candida albicans (CA) cause itching and abnormal secretions within the vagina
• Herpes simplex virus type 1 & 2 (HSV 1&2)

AVA Self-Collect product is grouped into 2 as follows:

1. Cervical cancer test kit
2. Sexually transmitted infections test kit