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 ...

A systematic review found that bilateral salpingectomy is associated with roughly an 80% reduction in risk for the serous ...

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CINCINNATI (WKRC) - More women are seeking permanent birth control in the weeks following Roe v. Wade’s reversal. For 40 years. Dr. David B. Schwartz has been delivering babies and providing women’s ...

Salpingectomy for permanent contraception yields an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of $143,769 per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) gained compared with vasectomy. The procedure prevents 6085 ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Organizations are recommending new guidelines for women looking to reduce their risk of ovarian cancer. Both the national organization of Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance as well as the ...

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 ...

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 ...