Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The surgery to remove both fallopian tubes is called a bilateral salpingectomy. (Getty Images) (SvetaZi via Getty Images) Ovarian ...

Surgery to remove the fallopian tubes as a permanent method of birth control could also reduce a woman's risk of the most ...

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 ...

NEW YORK - Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. Some doctors have renewed calls for some women to remove ...

To prevent more cases of ovarian cancer, a major research and advocacy group is suggesting an aggressive prevention strategy: remove a woman's fallopian tubes if she is undergoing pelvic surgery for ...

“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 ...

The nonprofit Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance has issued a statement recommending more women consider removal of their fallopian tubes to prevent ovarian cancer. The recommendation comes, in part, ...

Ovarian cancer has long been one of the deadliest cancers to strike women. No tests are available to detect it early, so most patients are diagnosed in later stages, when the cancer is more likely to ...

All women, regardless of their risk profile, should consider prophylactic removal of the fallopian tubes at the same time as other pelvic surgery once they are finished having children, the Ovarian ...

Ovarian cancer is a relatively rare disease that mainly affects older women. However, it is also a condition that is challenging to diagnose early on. Very often, by the time a person experiences ...

When the Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights in the U.S. in June, Molly, a 38-year-old athletic trainer based in Ohio, made a medical decision that allowed her to take contraception into ...