HealthDay News — Opportunistic bilateral salpingectomy (OBS) is associated with a risk reduction in serous ovarian carcinoma, according to a research letter published online Feb. 2 in JAMA Network ...

High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) often originates in the fallopian tube fimbriae, not the ovarian surface epithelium. Opportunistic salpingectomy is recommended during benign gynecologic ...

I woke up from surgery groggy, with three minuscule incisions in my abdomen and huge peace of mind. I’d just had my fallopian tubes laparoscopically removed, as it’s the best—and possibly only—defense ...

Hi! I'm Alice, and when I was 26, I received a bilateral salpingectomy (aka I had my fallopian tubes removed). Alice Lahoda The entire experience of getting my tubes removed was long and frustrating, ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Organizations are recommending new guidelines for women looking to reduce their risk of ovarian cancer. Both the national organization of Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance as well as the ...

Performing an opportunistic salpingectomy (removal of fallopian tubes) reduces the risk of serous ovarian cancer by up to 78% ...

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, ...

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, ...

Opportunistic salpingectomy refers to the prophylactic removal of the fallopian tubes during pelvic surgery, such as hysterectomy or sterilisation procedures, in women who are at low risk of ovarian ...

“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 ...

Elizabeth Kough had both fallopian tubes removed after delivering three kids. Elizabeth Kough, a mom of four, said she hugs her newborn son, Benjamin, "a little tighter" because of the miraculous way ...