Removing fallopian tubes, a procedure known as opportunistic salpingectomy, may help reduce the risk of developing ovarian cancer, according to a consensus statement from the Ovarian Cancer Research ...
CINCINNATI (WKRC) -For those who have a family history of cancer or other illnesses, genetic testing can help a person determine steps to reduce risk. For one woman, it’s led to a sense of empowerment ...
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 ...
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 ...
Scientific advances and more accessible genetic testing have made removal of the ovaries and fallopian tubes the recommended way to treat certain people at high risk of ovarian cancer. The results of ...
A new consensus statement from the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) suggests some women should remove fallopian tubes in order to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer screenings ...
“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 mom of three, Elizabeth Kough, thought she was undergoing a permanent birth control procedure.Kough made the decision to have a bilateral salpingectomy, surgery to remove both of her fallopian tubes ...
Two thin tubes that connect the ovaries to the uterus have assumed an outsize role in the battle against ovarian cancer. Research increasingly points to the likelihood that some of the most aggressive ...
Elizabeth Kough had been pregnant before. She knew how it felt. She just couldn’t believe it had happened this time. Kough was at her house in Kearney last year when she got the positive test result ...
A recent study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign documents a new way to select viable sperm and prolong their viability in the laboratory, reducing one source of variability during the ...
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 ...