STUDY QUESTION: How does benzodiazepine use during an IVF cycle affect pregnancy outcomes? SUMMARY ANSWER: Benzodiazepine use was neither positively nor adversely associated with IVF pregnancy outcomes overall. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Benz…
Despite widespread rhFSH use in infertile women undergoing ART, real-world comparative data on its effectiveness and safety across different rhFSH types remain limited. Using the HIRA claims database, we included 10,684 women aged 20-39 wit…
BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence suggests that prenatal or early-life exposure to antibiotics may contribute to the development of autoimmune diseases in children. However, previous studies investigating this association have yielded conflicti…
BACKGROUND: Existing data on the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) during late pregnancy is well established, providing assurance. However, the use of NSAIDs during early pregnancy remains inconclusive owing to conflictin…
BACKGROUND: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile vasculitis that causes coronary artery abnormality (CAA) as a complication. In some patients, an association has been noted between elevated liver enzymes or an abnormal gallbladder (GB)…