Nearly 60% of patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) had a qualifying index surgery during which an opportunistic salpingectomy could have been performed, often an average of 3 decades ...

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 ...

Vasectomy is more cost-effective at a $100,000 willingness-to-pay (WTP) threshold. Salpingectomy may prevent more pregnancies and reduces ovarian cancer risk. Salpingectomy becomes the more ...

Genetic susceptibility accounts for 20% of ovarian cancer risk, and risk-reducing bilateral salpingectomy remains the gold standard for prevention. In this study, about 24% of patients with high-grade ...

Opportunistic salpingectomy refers to the prophylactic removal of the fallopian tubes during pelvic surgery, such as hysterectomy or sterilisation procedures, in women who are at low risk of ovarian ...

I woke up from surgery groggy, with three minuscule incisions in my abdomen and huge peace of mind. I’d just had my fallopian tubes laparoscopically removed, as it’s the best—and possibly only—defense ...