Table 3.
Reproductive outcomes at 1-year follow-up evaluation.
| Laparoscopic surgery | Laparotomy | P a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cystectomy | Bipolar electrocoagulation forceps | Adnexectomy | ||||
| Patients with desired fertility (n = 188) | Percent pregnant (%) | 31 (64.58%) | 43 (79.63%) | 27 (58.69%) | 6 (15.00%) | |
| Total (%) | 101 (68.24%) | 6 (15.00%) | 0.00 | |||
| Average time to pregnancy (weeks) | 8.6 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 12.5 | ||
| Total (weeks) | 9.0 | 12.5 | 0.251 | |||
| Infertile patients with desired fertility (n = 82) | Percent pregnant (%) | 14 (70.00%) | 17 (70.83%) | 12 (66.67%) | 3 (15.00%) | |
| Total | 43 (69.35%) | 3 (15.00%) | 0.00 | |||
| Average time to pregnancy (weeks) | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 15 | ||
| Total (weeks) | 10.1 | 15 | 0.296 | |||
a
P: laparoscopic surgery group vs. laparotomy group.