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

Percentage.
Pearson’s Chi-squared test.