Salpingitis is inflammation of the fallopian tubes. Causes include bacterial infection, overgrowth of the inner lining of the fallopian tube, and congenital abnormality. Doctors sometimes consider ...

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an inflammation of a woman’s upper re­productive tract, including the structures of the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. Salpingitis, inflammation of the ...

Salpingectomy (sal-pin-JEK-tuh-me) is the surgical removal of one or both fallopian tubes. After this procedure, getting pregnant is usually more difficult. There are several reasons to get a ...

Fallopian tubes are female reproductive organs that connect the ovaries and the uterus. Every month during ovulation, which occurs roughly in the middle of a menstrual cycle, the fallopian tubes carry ...