“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 ...

A simple treatment known as "fallopian tube recanalization," which often needs to do little more than remove a small amount of mucus causing the blockage, could allow a higher percentage of women ...

Because there is no effective screening method to catch ovarian cancer at an early stage, most diagnoses occur when the cancer has reached its later stages. As a result, only about half of women with ...

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 ...

The new guidance from the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance comes after the organization found that early screening and detection attempts were not effective in preventing deaths The Ovarian Cancer ...

As a surgeon treating patients with advanced ovarian cancer, my job has more than its fair share of bleak moments. This invidious disease is notoriously difficult to diagnose; you can’t screen for it, ...

For many women preparing for a scheduled cesarean section, the question of whether to add a permanent sterilization procedure creates an unexpected layer of complexity to an already significant ...

Blocked fallopian tubes, also known as tubal occlusion, are a significant cause of infertility in women, both globally and in India. Fallopian tubes are essential for fertility as they allow the egg ...

"I want my tubes out. I'm done." That was what 26-year-old Samantha Martinez decided after the birth of her fourth child. The mom, from Washington State, embarked on a life-altering journey to ...

Despite recommendations that surgeons remove fallopian tubes during hysterectomies to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, a new study from Yale University shows few women are offered that option.

Every day, an average of 11 women in the UK succumb to ovarian cancer, despite mortality rates dropping by a quarter since the 1970s, states Cancer Research UK. Although it's the 6th most common ...

In addition to the lack of early symptoms, late stage diagnosis occurs because there is no effective way to screen for or diagnose ovarian cancer in its earliest forms. A recent study of hundreds of ...