Genetic susceptibility accounts for 20% of ovarian cancer risk, and risk-reducing bilateral salpingectomy remains the gold standard for prevention. In this study, about 24% of patients with high-grade ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Opportunistic salpingectomy (OS) is feasible but not performed in almost a quarter of patients later diagnosed with high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC), and about 40% of patients with a first-degree ...

Opportunistic salpingectomy during elective abdominal procedures can significantly reduce ovarian cancer risk, as most cases originate in the fallopian tubes. National guidelines recommend ...

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 ...