The test comes in a small box, that will be handed to you by your doctor, or you have ordered online yourself. It contains a long swab and a small tube with liquid. You will take the vaginal swab yourself. There are clear instructions inside the kit.
You will place the swab in the tube with liquid, close it tightly and hand it back to your doctor. He or she will make sure it will be transported to the lab for analysis.
In case of the home test, you will send the test back to the lab yourself.