Outcomes of assisted reproductive technology after radical abdominal trachelectomy for early-stage cervical cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate clinical characteristics and in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes in patients after radical abdominal trachelectomy (RAT) for early-stage cervical cancer.

Design

A retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent IVF after RAT between January 2009 and December 2022, with comparison to age-matched controls.

Subjects

Forty-one patients who underwent RAT for early-stage cervical cancer and subsequently sought IVF, compared with 82 age-matched controls.

Exposure

Radical abdominal trachelectomy as a fertility-sparing surgery for early-stage cervical cancer, followed by IVF.

Main outcome measures

Embryological outcomes, clinical pregnancy rates, live birth rates, and factors influencing IVF success, including age at first oocyte r

SUBMITTER: Kamijo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12496419 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature