How to Use fallopian tube in a Sentence

fallopian tube

noun
  • Her fallopian tube was saved, and her bowel was freed from her womb.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
  • After all, sperm must be able to move to swim into the fallopian tube and reach an egg.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Feb. 2023
  • In such cases, each uterus has only one ovary and one fallopian tube.
    — CBS News, 23 Dec. 2023
  • If the cancer has spread to both ovaries, those will need to be removed, as will the fallopian tubes.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 1 Nov. 2018
  • The type of cancer is found when abnormal cells form in the ovaries or fallopian tubes.
    — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Bunnie Xo learned that her fallopian tubes were blocked.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
  • Her doctor called about a week later and said there had been cancer cells in her left fallopian tube.
    — Kyla Russell, CNN, 3 Mar. 2023
  • That's when a mature egg is released from an ovary and travels down the fallopian tube.
    — Christin Perry, Parents, 30 June 2023
  • The healthcare provider injects a special dye and sees if the dye goes through the fallopian tubes.
    — Anna Almendrala, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
  • In Hall’s case, the embryo had attached in her right fallopian tube.
    — Emily Brindley health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Judy got pregnant three times, but in each case the fetus implanted in one of her fallopian tubes.
    — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
  • But endometriosis can block the fallopian tube and prevent the sperm and egg from meeting.
    — Korin Miller, Allure, 6 Mar. 2018
  • At this time, an egg will be released and travel from the ovary through the fallopian tubes to the uterus to be fertilized.
    — Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 5 May 2025
  • Most ovarian cancer starts in the fallopian tubes (the eggs’ pathway from the ovaries to the uterus).
    — Claire Altschuler, chicagotribune.com, 21 May 2018
  • For the procedure, the fallopian tubes are blocked, cut, or a portion is removed.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, ELLE, 13 July 2023
  • The new growths were wrapped around Thompson’s left fallopian tube and entangled her ovary on that side, too.
    — Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 30 Aug. 2024
  • After these 12 to 24 hours, your egg is swept through the fallopian tube by tiny cilia.
    — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The often painful disease can affect the ovaries, fallopian tubes and the tissue lining the pelvis.
    — Toria Sheffield, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Endometriosis occurs when tissues that line the uterus grow outside the uterus, in places like the ovaries or the fallopian tubes.
    — Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, 19 June 2019
  • Instead, the egg hangs out in the fallopian tube after ovulation.
    — Zahra Barnes, SELF, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Plans were made but before they could be executed, her second fallopian tube burst and had to be removed.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Doctors soon discovered a cyst on her right ovary and an ectopic pregnancy on her left fallopian tube.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
  • If this is the case, the HSG test result will show unblocked fallopian tubes.
    — Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • This fluid contains a dye that makes your uterine shape and fallopian tubes visible on an X-ray screen.
    — Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • Lastly, the five-year survival rate for fallopian tube cancer of all three stages combined is 55%.
    — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • It was called a tubal pregnancy, where the embryonic sac ruptured in my one fallopian tube.
    — Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
  • This can lead to scarring of the fallopian tubes and reduced fertility.
    — Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 26 Jan. 2018
  • During this time, if there's sperm that migrates to your fallopian tube and meets the egg, fertilization can occur.
    — Zahra Barnes, SELF, 23 Feb. 2018
  • One of the most common is a transvaginal ultrasound, which uses sound waves to look at organs like your ovaries, fallopian tubes, and uterus.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Fallopian Tubes The fallopian tubes are small tubes that transport the egg from the ovaries to the uterus.
    — Andrea L. Braden, Verywell Health, 14 Feb. 2025

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