White Coat Black Art26:29Preventing ovarian cancer
Lindsay Mazepa had never heard of opportunistic salpingectomy.
But when Mazepa was discussing her upcoming C-section for the birth of her twins, her obstetrician-gynecologist suggested the procedure instead of the tubal ligation for family planning they were already considering.
The 43-year-old mom of three in Port Coquitlam, B.C., says her doctor explained at the time that the procedure would “significantly decrease” any chances of ovarian cancer in the future.
Opportunistic salpingectomy is the removal of the fallopian tubes in an average-risk woman who is done having children and is already undergoing a gynecological surgery, such as a
