fallopian tubes
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It often affects the ovaries, fallopian tubes and the tissue lining the pelvis.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
Serious medical complications forced doctors to remove her uterus and fallopian tubes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
“RRM diagnoses and treats the root causes of infertility, like endometriosis, PCOS, low sperm count, blocked fallopian tubes, miscarriages and hormonal imbalances.”
From Salon • Aug. 8, 2025
Before going into labor, however, Madrigal shooed off a wave of nurses who asked if she wanted to have her fallopian tubes tied.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2024
After everything she had done to atone for her crime, after she had turned her marriage into an arctic wasteland and allowed a surgeon to tie her fallopian tubes, consanguinity wasn’t finished with her.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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