Ovarian cancer often starts in the fallopian tubes. That's why Mayo Clinic researchers started a living fallopian tube ...

As the egg is released (a process called ovulation), it is captured by finger-like projections on the end of the fallopian tubes (fimbriae). The fimbriae sweep the egg into the tube.

To prevent ovarian cancers, fallopian tube removal is on an upsurge — and diagnostic manuals are finally catching up.

Little is known about what causes ovarian cancer, and there is no way to detect it early yet. About 75% of the time when ...

T he fallopian tubes—long, slender structures connecting the ovaries and the uterus—play an important role in women’s reproductive health. Their fringed ends collect the egg from the ovary, coaxing it ...

Dr. Nagarajan Kannan, one of the lead researchers, explained that they were able to trace how the cells in her fallopian ...

So they might sometimes call it fallopian tube or tubo ovarian cancer. The fallopian tubes. The fallopian tubes link the ovaries to the womb. During a woman’s childbearing years, the ovaries produce ...

Then, once the egg arrives, the fallopian tube — also known as the oviduct — allows only healthy-looking sperm to unstick from the wall. "As soon as a sperm is not OK, the oviduct doesn't ...