Abstract: BACKGROUND ＆ AIM: To evaluate the value of transposed ovaries in cervical cancer patients after surgery and pelvic irradiation. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In 75 patients with stage Ia2～IIb cervical cancer, 24～45 years of age, Wertheim-Meigs radical hysterectomy was performed with preservation of one or both ovaries transposed outside the pelvis. For evaluation of the post-treatment hormonal function of gonads, serum FSH, LH, estradiol and progesterone levels were assayed after irradiation. RESULTS: The method of transposed ovaries is safety and effective. No patients with retained ovaries developed metastatic disease. The patients who postoperative radiotherapy be indicated occur a substantial loss of ovarian function, but the levels of estradiol and progesterone significantly higher than in the radical therapy group. CONCLUSION: It is our opinion that normal ovaries can be preserved in the women under the age of 45 years at the time of radical hysterectomy for stage Ib～IIb cervical cancer.

Key words: cervical cancer, young patient, transposition of ovary