Table 4.

Long-term fertility outcomes by surgery type.

Factor	Total	Laparoscopic		Open		Robotic		p value
		N	Statistics	N	Statistics	N	Statistics
Attempted pregnancya	134							0.18C
Yes	67	10	35.7	42	51.9	15	60
No	67	18	64.3	39	48.1	10	40
Achieved spontaneous pregnancya	67							0.39C
Yes	40	9	50	26	66.7	5	50
No	27	9	50	13	33.3	5	50
Fertility assistance/treatments after fibroid surgerya	66							0.71C
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 treatmentsa	17							0.78C
Yes	10	4	66.7	4	50	2	66.7
No	7	2	33.3	4	50	1	33.3
Had miscarriagea	134							0.12C
Yes	16	4	14.3	12	14.8	0	0
No	118	24	85.7	69	85.2	25	100
Complications during pregnancy or deliverya	134							0.52C
Yes	13	4	14.3	6	7.4	3	12
No	121	24	85.7	75	92.6	22	88
Reason for C-sectiona	36							0.015C
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 birtha	40							0.30C
Yes	36	9	100	22	84.6	5	100
No	4	0	0	4	15.4	0	0

^aPercentage.

^CPearson's Chi-squared test.