Ian C. Cook, MD, discusses the feasibility and benefits of adding bilateral salpingectomy to nongynecologic surgery.

Salpingectomy should be the primary female sterilization procedure because it is permanent and may prevent some types of ovarian cancer that actually begin in the Fallopian tube, according to a ...

1. Which doctor performs salpingectomy? Salpingectomy is performed by a gynecologist. 2. Can salpingectomy affect intercourse? No, salpingectomy does not affect intercourse. It can however affect ...

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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 ...

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — Bilateral salpingectomy at the time of ovarian-preserving hysterectomy results in no increased morbidity and is becoming more accepted by patients and surgeons as a ...

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, ...

Known as "the silent killer" due to its lack of symptoms and reliable screening tests, ovarian cancer remains one of the ...

Fallopian Tube: The tubes that conduct the egg from the ovary to the uterus. Blockages in these tubes account for most cases of female infertility. Surgical sterilization is usually performed by ...