Removing fallopian tubes, a procedure known as opportunistic salpingectomy, may help reduce the risk of developing ovarian cancer, according to a consensus statement from the Ovarian Cancer Research ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Because 70% of ovarian cancer begins in the fallopian tubes, the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance is “encouraging people who are ...

The fallopian tubes connect the ovaries and the uterus. Fallopian tube cancer occurs when cells in a tube multiply out of control and form a tumor. As the tumor grows, it presses on the tube, ...

Two thin tubes that connect the ovaries to the uterus have assumed an outsize role in the battle against ovarian cancer. Research increasingly points to the likelihood that some of the most aggressive ...

Scientific advances and more accessible genetic testing have made removal of the ovaries and fallopian tubes the recommended way to treat certain people at high risk of ovarian cancer. The results of ...

Damaged Fallopian tubes are responsible for a significant percentage of infertility cases. Sometimes, the tubes may be blocked or they may be scarred as a result of disease or infection.When an egg is ...

Fallopian tubes are female reproductive organs that connect the ovaries and the uterus. Every month during ovulation, which occurs roughly in the middle of a menstrual cycle, the fallopian tubes carry ...

“Knowledge is power,” says Samantha Carlucci, 26. The Ravena, New York, resident recently had a hysterectomy that included removing her fallopian tubes – and believes it saved her life. The Ovarian ...

Accumulating evidence suggests that many ovarian high-grade serous carcinomas (HGSCs) originate in the fallopian tube. Malignant cells shed by tubal lesions can be detected by examination of ...

An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fertilised egg (ovum) implants outside the uterine cavity. In most cases of ectopic pregnancies, the implantation occurs in the fallopian tubes. Understanding the ...

A mom of three, Elizabeth Kough, thought she was undergoing a permanent birth control procedure.Kough made the decision to have a bilateral salpingectomy, surgery to remove both of her fallopian tubes ...

Elizabeth Kough had been pregnant before. She knew how it felt. She just couldn’t believe it had happened this time. Kough was at her house in Kearney last year when she got the positive test result ...