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Tampon Case for 4 tampons
-£1
ProViotic - 30 tablets
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How to use the screening kit?
On this page you’ll find more information about your kit and detailed instructions how to use it to take your sample.
Before you start, make sure that:
You're over 18 years old
Your last period ended at least 5 days ago
You haven't taken any antibiotics or antifungals in the past 30 days
You haven't had vaginal penetrative sex in the last 24 hours
You haven't used any vaginally administered meds, creams, douches, gels, or similar in the past 24 hours
Get to know your kit
Make sure your kit has everything listed below before you start sampling:
In the case of damaged, or opened packaging, please refrain from using the kit. Simply get in touch. with our customer care team to request a new one.
Quick how-to video
Detailed instructions
Follow these instructions carefully to make sure you get the most out of the screen. Don't worry, the whole thing should take about 30 minutes.
STEP 1
STEP 2
Before you take your sample, activate your test by completing the online questionnaire. This will help us contextualise your results and provide you with personalised health insights.
STEP 3
To ensure timely delivery to our lab, please collect your sample at least 5 days after your last menstrual cycle and send it for delivery to our lab on the same day.
STEP 4
Prepare the kit by laying it out on your bed or your bathroom counter. Don't get rid of the box yet — you'll need it later on.
STEP 5
Wash and dry your hands.
STEP 6
Unwrap your Daye tampon and insert it into your vagina. Make sure to push the tampon out of the applicator until you feel a bit of resistance against your cervix.
If this is your first time using a tampon: lay down with your back on your bed, lift your legs up, spread your labia apart and insert the applicator into your vagina fully. Alternatively, pop one of your legs up on the toilet. Make sure to push the tampon out of the applicator until you feel a bit of resistance against your cervix. After the tampon has been inserted, wash the applicator with warm water and recycle as normal.
STEP 7
Keep the tampon in for at least 20 minutes. You can keep it in for longer if you'd like to, but no longer than 1 hour.
Tip: setting an alarm on your phone is a good idea if you're worried you might leave it in for too long.
STEP 8
Just before you remove the tampon, tear off the top part of the blue sterile pouch along the perforated line.
STEP 9
Use the pull-tabs in the middle to pull open the bag.
STEP 10
Take your tampon out by gently pulling on the string. Avoid touching the tampon with your fingers (it's okay to touch the string) or bumping the tampon into anything (like the toilet bowl), to avoid contaminating it.
STEP 11
Be careful with this step — contaminated tampons can make your test invalid or lead to incorrect results.
If your tampon sample contains menstrual blood or urine, or touches a non-sterile surface, chuck that one away, wait for 24 hours and repeat the steps above with the spare tampon in your kit.
STEP 12
Place the tampon into the blue sterile pouch.
STEP 13
Unscrew the cap of the container containing the transport medium liquid.
STEP 14
Carefully transfer the container's contents into the sterile pouch, ensuring no spills occur.
Rinse and dry the empty container prior to disposing it.
STEP 15
Hold the bag by the wire tab ends...
STEP 16
...and fold over 5 times to seal and make it air-tight.
STEP 17
Fold both wire ends over the bag to secure it in place.
STEP 18
Place the blue pouch inside the larger see-through pouch included in the kit. Use the seal on the big pouch to close it up.
STEP 19
To ship the sample, place the see-through pouch, containing the blue pouch with your sample, into the box.
STEP 20
Reseal the cardboard shipping box by removing the peel-off strip and firmly pressing the tape against the marked seal area.
STEP 21
Follow the shipping instructions provided at the end of the activation questionnaire to send back your sample for analysis.
Please make sure to send your kit on the same day after you have taken your sample to ensure quicker and more accurate results.
STEP 22
Additional Information
The Vaginal Sample Collection kit contains a Class Is medical device, designed for the self-collection of vaginal samples, for the purpose of examination by UKAS-accredited laboratories, in partnership with Daye.
Your sample contains cellular material from vaginal epithelium and vaginal secretions with the microorganisms we're looking for.
Room temperature (no transport medium): Less than 24 hours Room temperature (with transport medium): Up to 7 days Frozen (-20°C or -80°C): Several months to years
Depending on your selected screening package, we can detect some or all of these: • Lactobacilli species (the good bacteria that keep your vaginal microbiome balanced) • Gardnerella vaginalis, Prevotella and Porphyromonas species • Candida species • Ureaplasma species • Mycoplasma hominis • Mycoplasma genitalium • Chlamydia trachomatis • Neisseria gonorrhoeae • Trichomonas vaginalis • Human Papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 & 18 • 12 other high-risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV) types Our PCR technology is highly accurate and can detect even small amounts of these microorganisms in your sample. Sensitivity: 87-100% depending on the target organism Specificity: 90-100% depending on the target organism
Just like any other lab test, the information from the Daye Gynae Screen is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any medical condition by itself. You always need to consult a doctor to confirm a diagnosis, and to obtain treatment for a condition. This is why we make it easy for you to connect with vetted, empathetic medical specialists who will help you make sense of your results. If you have any questions about your results, or how to access aftercare, please reach out to hello@yourdaye.com
• Time to pause: Please don't eat, drink or smoke while handling the Daye Gynae Screen kit. • Kit not edible: Sip your latte, not this liquid! And no dreamy whiffs either - please do not inhale the liquid. Avoid contact with your eyes and skin. • Post-kit clean-up: Please wash your hands thoroughly after using the kit. • Eye contact: Did some of the liquid get in your eyes? Quick! Gently rinse with water. Wearing contacts? Slide them out and continue rinsing. Still stinging? Seek medical attention. • Accidental sip? In the event that you swallow some of the liquid, contact a Poison Control Center or doctor as soon as possible. • Skin contact: If the liquid has touched your skin, please rinse it thoroughly with water. If things still feel off, contact your doctor. • Personal activation: Make this kit your own! Activate on yourdaye.com and only ever use your personal details and sample. Please do not use any third-party information or biological material. • Use provided components: Collect your sample using only the components provided in this single-use kit. The tampon devices are intended for single use only. To avoid risks of infection, do not reuse the device. Any serious incident that occurs in relation to this device should be reported to hello@yourdaye.com and to the competent authority of the Member State in which you are established. For UK users, reports should be made to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
If you've ever used a tampon, then you've probably heard of toxic shock syndrome (TSS). TSS is a rare but serious and potentially life-threatening condition that all tampon users should be mindful of. The only way to completely prevent getting tampon-associated TSS is to not use tampons. Keeping your tampon in for more than 8 hours significantly increases your risk of TSS.This tampon is designed for sample collection and should be worn for no more than 1 hour. If you do experience any of the symptoms below, please remove your tampon immediately and seek the advice of a doctor. TSS can progress quickly, so it's important to let someone you trust know you may be experiencing TSS ASAP. People who've had TSS once can also get it again, whether they're using tampons or not (unfair, right?). If you've had TSS before, or have questions about TSS and using tampons in the future, get in touch with your doctor before starting to use tampons again.
Sudden high fever (above 39°C), flu-like symptoms such as headache, chills and muscle aches, a sore throat and cough, diarrhoea, a widespread and sunburn-like rash, the whites of the eyes, lips and tongue turning a bright red, dizziness or fainting, breathing difficulties, confusion and/or drowsiness. Our advice: Don't let a tampon overstay its welcome!
The transport medium liquid (TML) formulation includes proteins for virus stabilisation, antibiotics and antimycotics to prevent overgrowth of bacterial and fungal flora and a buffered solution to maintain a neutral pH (pH 7.3 ± 0.2 at 2÷25°C)
• Sucrose • HBSS solution • Bovine serum albumin • Buffered solution • Gelatin • Amino acids • Antibiotics • Phenol Red
