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The most comprehensive sexual and vaginal health molecular menu.
Hologic offers the most comprehensive sexual and vaginal health portfolio that allows you to automate molecular testing workflows while instilling confidence in your clinical results.

One Sample, Multiple Results
With innovative nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) and a single collection device, the Aptima® Multitest Swab simplifies testing by helping to detect up to 7 infections and disease states from just 1 vaginal swab.1-5
Expert Partner
Through continuous clinical research and trusted testing solutions, Hologic supports our partners in the fight against sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and accurate detection of vaginitis.
Proven Performance
Our sexual and vaginal health portfolio leverages best-in-class technology to provide timely and reliable results to patients.
Streamlined Workflow
The Aptima sexual and vaginal health portfolio can run alongside multiple disease areas on our fully automated Panther® Scalable Solutions.
Evolve Your Offerings with Aptima Assays
7 infections and disease states
can be detected with the Aptima sexual and vaginal health portfolio to support your testing needs.
35 years of experience
in sexual and vaginal health molecular testing and helping stop the spread of disease.
Increasing Certainty in Sexual & Vaginal Health
The Aptima sexual and vaginal health portfolio represents a comprehensive menu to champion women’s health worldwide. By supporting sexual health testing with innovative technology and a fully automated, sample-to-result platform, we are helping advance early detection and treatment.
Hologic is committed to protecting sexual and reproductive health by preventing the spread of STIs and vaginitis. We are continuously investing in R&D efforts designed to deliver new products to help healthcare providers and laboratories provide better patient care, now and in the future.
The Significance of Diagnostic Testing in Women’s Health: Mycoplasma genitalium
Dr. Kyle Bukowski*, Chief Medical Officer for Planned Parenthood of Maryland, discusses real-world data reflective of current practices in the U.S. for Mycoplasma genitalium.
Timeline
1988
First FDA-Cleared STI Molecular Test
FDA clears the first molecular diagnostic test kit for an STI: the Aptima Combo 2 assay for chlamydia and gonorrhea (CT/NG).
2011
Aptima HPV assay
Aptima HPV assay is the first FDA-cleared test for human papillomavirus (HPV) mRNA, and the test detects mRNA in 14 high risk HPV types associated with cervical cancer.
2012
Panther System Introduced
FDA clears the Panther system, an automated, integrated molecular platform, for use with the Aptima Combo 2 assay. Today, this scalable instrument supports labs with a robust menu of 20+ assays.
Hologic receives FDA clearance for the Aptima HPV 16/18/45 Genotype assay on its Tigris system. This assay was the first test FDA-cleared for genotyping HPV types 16, 18 and/or 45.
2013
Aptima Trichomonas vaginalis assay
Hologic introduces the FDA-cleared Aptima Trichomonas vaginalis assay for the identification of Trichomonas vaginalis (TV), the most common curable STI with a prevalence higher than CT and NG combined.
2017
Aptima HSV 1 & 2 assay
The Aptima Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) 1 & 2 molecular assay receives FDA clearance to qualitatively detect, and differentiate between, HSV-1 and HSV-2.
Aptima Zika Virus assay
The FDA issues an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to authorize the use of the Aptima Zika Virus assay for the in vitro qualitative detection of Zika virus.
2019
Aptima M. gen assay
FDA clears the Aptima Mycoplasma genitalium assay, the first FDA-cleared test to detect this under-recognized but highly prevalent STI.
Aptima BV and CV/TV assays
The FDA granted clearance for the Aptima BV and Aptima CV/TV assays, which provide an accurate and objective method for diagnosing vaginitis.
*The Aptima Zika Virus assay: This test has not been FDA cleared or approved; This test has been authorized by FDA under an EUA for use by authorized laboratories; This test has been authorized only for the detection of RNA from Zika virus and diagnosis of Zika virus infection, not for any other viruses or pathogens; and this test is only authorized for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of the emergency use of in vitro diagnostic tests for detection of Zika virus and/or diagnosis of Zika virus infection under section 564(b)(1) of the Act, 21 U.S.C.§ 360bbb-3(b)(1), unless the authorization is terminated or revoked sooner.
† Speaker and consultant for Hologic, Inc.
References: 1. Aptima Combo 2 Assay [package insert]. AW-20535, San Diego,CA; Hologic, Inc., 2022. 2. Aptima Mycoplasma genitalium assay [package insert]. AW-17946, San Diego, CA; Hologic, Inc., 2019. 3. Aptima CV/TV assay [package insert]. AW-18812, San Diego, CA;Hologic, Inc., 2021 4. Aptima BV assay [package insert]. AW-18811, San Diego, CA; Hologic, Inc., 2020. 5. Aptima Trichomonas vaginalis Assay [package insert]. 503684, San Diego, CA; Hologic, Inc., 2020. 6. Aptima HSV 1 & 2 assay [package insert]. AW-15346-001, San Diego, CA; Hologic, Inc., 2019. 7. CDC. Incidence, Prevalence, and Cost of Sexually Transmitted Infection in the United States. Last reviewed: March 16, 2022. Accessed July 7, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/fact-sheets/std/STI-Incidence-Prevalence-Cost-Factsheet.html [cdc.gov]. 8. Aptima Zika virus assay [package insert]. AW-15406, San Diego, CA; Hologic, Inc., 2018.