Table 1.

Patient characteristics

	Radical trachelectomy (18)	Radical hysterectomy (16)	P value
Age (years)	35.7±4.2	34.8±4.7	NS
Duration after operation (months)	27.2±12.2	32.5±16.2	NS
BMI (kg/m2)	19.5±1.9	19.6±1.4	NS
Blood loss (ml)	398.2±214	433.4±312	NS
Operation time (min)	273.2±45.8	238.5±56.8	NS

Values are mean ± SD.

P values were calculated by the Mann-Whitney U-test. BMI = body mass index; NS = not significant.