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fallopian tubes

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  1. The slender tubes through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus. Fertilization normally takes place in the fallopian tubes. (See reproductive systems.)

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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

However, in an ectopic pregnancy the egg implants elsewhere, usually in the fallopian tubes that connect the ovaries to the womb.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024

It's not completely clear why they happen, although inflammation and scar tissue in the fallopian tubes can increase the risk.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 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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