Fallopian tube cancer, a rare gynecologic cancer, is gaining awareness due to its potential origin for many high-grade serous ovarian cancers. New diagnostics improve early detection and treatment, ...

Removing fallopian tubes, a procedure known as opportunistic salpingectomy, may help prevent the development of ovarian cancer, according to a consensus statement from the Ovarian Cancer Research ...

The surgery to remove both fallopian tubes is called a bilateral salpingectomy. (Getty Images) Ovarian cancer is a relatively rare disease that mainly affects older women. However, it is also a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Elizabeth Kough of Missouri said her newborn son wasn't part of her plans, but she feels "very blessed" Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to ...

Age-related declines in fertility are most pronounced in women over age 35. We explore why infertility can be challenging for older couples trying to conceive.

KEARNEY, Missouri (KTRK) -- Elizabeth Kough, a mom of four, said she hugs her newborn son, Benjamin, "a little tighter" because of the miraculous way he came into this world. Kough, 39, is still also ...

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 ...

The fallopian tubes – also called oviducts − are part of the female reproductive system. The tubes, around 10 to 15 cm in length, connect the ovaries to the uterus and facilitate transport of the ...

Well, that’s one way to get your tubes tied. A 22-year-old woman has opted to get her fallopian tubes extracted from her body and she turned them into a piece of jewelry to tether around her neck.