Research Article
Comparison of Long-Term Fertility and Bleeding Outcomes after Robotic-Assisted, Laparoscopic, and Abdominal Myomectomy
Table 4
Long-term fertility outcomes by surgery type.
| Factor | Total | Laparoscopic | Open | Robotic | value | | Statistics | | Statistics | | Statistics |
| Attempted pregnancy | 134 | | | | | | | 0.18 | Yes | 67 | 10 | 35.7 | 42 | 51.9 | 15 | 60 | | No | 67 | 18 | 64.3 | 39 | 48.1 | 10 | 40 | | Achieved spontaneous pregnancy | 67 | | | | | | | 0.39 | Yes | 40 | 9 | 50 | 26 | 66.7 | 5 | 50 | | No | 27 | 9 | 50 | 13 | 33.3 | 5 | 50 | | Fertility assistance/treatments after fibroid surgery | 66 | | | | | | | 0.71 | Yes | 17 | 6 | 33.3 | 8 | 21.1 | 3 | 30 | | No and not planning treatments | 44 | 10 | 55.6 | 28 | 73.7 | 6 | 60 | | No, but planning treatments in the future | 5 | 2 | 11.1 | 2 | 5.3 | 1 | 10 | | Pregnant using fertility treatments | 17 | | | | | | | 0.78 | Yes | 10 | 4 | 66.7 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 66.7 | | No | 7 | 2 | 33.3 | 4 | 50 | 1 | 33.3 | | Had miscarriage | 134 | | | | | | | 0.12 | Yes | 16 | 4 | 14.3 | 12 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 | | No | 118 | 24 | 85.7 | 69 | 85.2 | 25 | 100 | | Complications during pregnancy or delivery | 134 | | | | | | | 0.52 | Yes | 13 | 4 | 14.3 | 6 | 7.4 | 3 | 12 | | No | 121 | 24 | 85.7 | 75 | 92.6 | 22 | 88 | | Reason for C-section | 36 | | | | | | | 0.015 | Other | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 40 | | Prior fibroid surgery | 31 | 9 | 81.8 | 19 | 95 | 3 | 60 | | Wanted a repeat CS | 2 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Live birth | 40 | | | | | | | 0.30 | Yes | 36 | 9 | 100 | 22 | 84.6 | 5 | 100 | | No | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | |
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Percentage. Pearson’s Chi-squared test.
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