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 ...

Hi! I'm Alice, and when I was 26, I received a bilateral salpingectomy (aka I had my fallopian tubes removed). Alice Lahoda The entire experience of getting my tubes removed was long and frustrating, ...

New research found that ovarian cancer risk is reduced by salpingectomy just as much as by tubal ligation, contradicting guidelines that suggest otherwise. Women who undergo a unilateral or bilateral ...

Adding opportunistic bilateral salpingectomy (OBS) to hysterectomies reduced serous ovarian cancer risk by nearly 80%. An analysis of ovarian cancers after OBS showed that 23% were high-grade serous ...

The removal of the fallopian tube while preserving the ovary, as demonstrated by gynecological surgeon Ingo Runnebaum using a model (GPI Anatomicals, USA), is a preventive measure against ovarian ...