Physician Peer Influence on Salpingectomy Uptake for Tubal Sterilization and Ovarian Cancer Prevention.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Prophylactic removal of the fallopian tubes (opportunistic salpingectomy) in lieu of conventional methods of tubal sterilization helps reduce ovarian cancer risk.

Objective

To examine how peer influence among physicians is associated with opportunistic salpingectomy uptake at the time of postpartum and interval sterilizations.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study used insurance claims data from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Axis database. Participants were patients aged 18 to 49 years who underwent a tubal sterilization after childbirth (postpartum sterilization) or unrelated to pregnancy (interval sterilization) from January 2020 to December 2022 and whose operating surgeon did not perform opportunistic salpingectomy at baseline (

SUBMITTER: Xu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12455378 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature