Getting pregnant is a pretty complicated process. At the very least, a man’s sperm has to join with a woman’s egg in order to fertilize it. But sometimes that can’t happen. There are several possible ...

A simple treatment known as "fallopian tube recanalization," which often needs to do little more than remove a small amount of mucus causing the blockage, could allow a higher percentage of women ...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – A relatively fast outpatient procedure helped infertile women become pregnant – without the need for pills or in vitro fertilization, researchers said here. Using micro-catheters and ...

Ovarian cancer has long been one of the deadliest cancers to strike women. No tests are available to detect it early, so most patients are diagnosed in later stages, when the cancer is more likely to ...

All women, regardless of their risk profile, should consider prophylactic removal of the fallopian tubes at the same time as other pelvic surgery once they are finished having children, the Ovarian ...

A 100-year-old medical treatment could help infertile women get pregnant without undergoing pricey in vitro fertilization (IVF), a new study suggests. The method was first used in 1917 and involves ...

Q. I have blocked fallopian tubes. Can I still get pregnant without surgery? Tubal blockage typically prevents successful passage of the egg to the sperm or fertilized egg to the uterus (womb). This ...

The fallopian tubes connect the ovaries and the uterus. Fallopian tube cancer occurs when cells in a tube multiply out of control and form a tumor. As the tumor grows, it presses on the tube, ...