Women whose Fallopian tubes are removed during sterilization via laparoscopy have only marginally more surgical complications than those whose tubes are simply cut, a study shows. The removal, ...

Multiple forms of birth control failed me and affected my quality of life. I feared being stuck with a man for the rest of my life if I accidentally got pregnant. I removed my tubes as a form of birth ...

“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 ...

Eric Boodman focuses on narrative features, exploring the startling ways that science and medicine affect people’s lives. You can reach Eric on Signal at eboodman.88. To Rebecca Stone, the single most ...

The removal of the fallopian tube while preserving the ovary, as demonstrated by gynecological surgeon Ingo Runnebaum using a model (GPI Anatomicals, USA), is a preventive measure against ovarian ...

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

Overall, these findings suggest that opportunistic fallopian tube removal during appropriate abdominal surgeries could not only lower population-level ovarian cancer risks and prevent ovarian cancer ...