Mojo Foster said she had been seeking a salpingectomy — a surgery that removes the fallopian tubes — after years of trying other birth control options.

A young woman agreed to ovary removal for endometriosis after urgent medical advice. Later records suggested it was functioning. Now living with chronic pain, she mourns her old body and questions ...

Athena Porter, an Iowa mother, shares her experience with cervical cancer caused by HPV, highlighting the importance of vaccination to prevent the disease.

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 ...

Earlier on Tuesday, Jolie discussed her mastectomy scars - which she recently showed for the first time in December - after having a preventive double mastectomy over a decade ago.

Angelina Jolie recently got real about her double mastectomy scars. The ‘Maria’ actress shared that for her, they're way more ...

The Oscar winner underwent a double mastectomy in 2013 after testing positive for a mutation in the BRCA1 gene.

Proactively removing the fallopian tubes during routine gynecologic surgeries like hysterectomy or tubal ligation can reduce the risk of ovarian cancer by nearly 80%, researchers reported Feb. 2 in ...

The findings confirm that OS which is performed during other pelvic surgeries like hysterectomies or tubal ligations, helps prevent the most lethal form of ovarian cancer. While OS serves as a ...

A Connecticut woman who was allegedly impersonating a licensed nurse and performing unauthorized procedures and the woman who owned the staffing agency that hired her have been arrested on multiple ...

An ectopic pregnancy happens when a fertilized egg implants somewhere other than inside the uterus. The egg is supposed to travel down the fallopian tube and embed itself into the uterine wall where ...

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