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Every key study on menstrual blood, ours and the field’s, summarized in plain language.

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HbA1c and hormones in menstrual blood

HbA1c, TSH, AMH, FSH and LH in menstrual blood tracked venous blood at r ≥ 0.91.

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HPV from self-collected menstrual blood

The Q-Pad found high-risk HPV in 43 of 46 women whose clinician-collected cervical sample was positive.

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Menstrual cytokines and fibroids

In a small pilot, four menstrual cytokines trended higher and one lower in women with fibroids.

All 33 papers

  1. Epigenetic age from stored Q-PadsResearch Square · 2026Qvin research · Preprint
  2. HbA1c and hormones in menstrual bloodF&S Reports · 2024Qvin research
  3. Menstrual versus peripheral cytokinesHealth Science Reports · 2023Qvin research
  4. Menstrual cytokines and fibroidsF&S Science · 2023Qvin research
  5. HPV from self-collected menstrual bloodObstetrics & Gynecology · 2022Qvin research
  6. HbA1c for diabetes monitoringBMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health · 2022Qvin research
  7. Serum versus menstrual blood pilotJournal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine · 2019Qvin research
  8. Views on HPV self-sampling in DenmarkJournal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities · 2025Featuring the Q-Pad
  9. Menstrual blood HPV screening in ChinaBMJ · 2026The field
  10. Meta-analysis of menstrual blood HPV testsFrontiers in Microbiology · 2026The field
  11. Menstrual blood versus vaginal and urine HPVJournal of Lower Genital Tract Disease · 2026The field
  12. Endometriosis and menstrual effluent: reviewDiagnostics · 2026The field
  13. Vesicles and unexplained infertilityScientific Reports · 2025The field
  14. Menstrual vesicles in endometriosisJournal of Extracellular Vesicles · 2025The field
  15. Period pain and menstrual inflammationBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 2025The field
  16. Cell types in menstrual effluent by methodEpigenetics · 2025The field
  17. Lipidomics for endometriosisBiomolecules · 2024The field
  18. Gene expression markers for endometriosisEuropean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology · 2024The field
  19. Vitamins A and D in menstrual bloodJournal of Clinical Medicine · 2024The field
  20. Menstrual proteome and endometriosisJournal of Proteomics · 2023The field
  21. Tampon DNA test for endometrial cancerGynecologic Oncology · 2023The field
  22. Single-cell menstrual tissue in endometriosisBMC Medicine · 2022The field
  23. HPV capture sequencing on sanitary padsJAMA Network Open · 2021The field
  24. The cytokine profile of menstrual bloodActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica · 2021The field
  25. Menstrual fluid stem cells across cyclesHuman Reproduction · 2021The field
  26. Menstrual stromal cells in endometriosisFrontiers in Reproductive Health · 2020The field
  27. Menstruation: science and societyAmerican Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2020The field
  28. Menstrual effluent in endometriosisMolecular Medicine · 2018The field
  29. Menstrual blood HPV DNA in Hong KongThe Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2018The field
  30. Menstrual pads for HPV in rural IndiaEuropean Journal of Cancer Prevention · 2018The field
  31. Immune cells in menstrual bloodHuman Reproduction · 2014The field
  32. The menstrual blood proteomeMolecular & Cellular Proteomics · 2012The field
  33. Sanitary napkin for chlamydia testingJournal of Clinical Microbiology · 2001The field

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