Table 1.

Population Characteristics

	All Myomectomies	All Controls
Number of patients	111	257
Median age in years (range)	37 (23–48)	35 (17–48)
Median parity (range)	0 (0–4)	0 (0–4)
Median gestational age in weeks (range)	38.0 (27.3–41.6)	39.1 (24–42.6)
Median size of fibroid in cm (range)	3.5 (0.9–30)	3 (1–20)
Type of cesarean section in number of patients:
Low transverse	105	250
Classical	6	7
Number of different primary surgeons	22	58