Table 1

Identification of the best fruit for each characteristic of uterine aspiration simulation

CharacteristicBest fruitMedian rating*P-value†Best alternatives
Overall similarityDragon fruit3.5<0.001Kiwano horned melon or passion fruit
SizeDragon fruit3.5<0.001Kiwano horned melon or bell pepper
DilationPapaya3.50.08Dragon fruit
AspirationDragon fruit40.001Kiwano horned melon or roma tomato
GrittinessKiwano horned melon or dragon fruit30.38
PerforationRoma tomato or bell pepper or dragon fruit30.81
  • *Likert scale (0, strongly disagree to 4, strongly agree) comparing similarity of fruit to component of uterine aspiration procedure.

  • †P-value is calculated using approximative Kruskal–Wallis test.