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Article History

Received: 22 January 2025

Accepted: 6 June 2025

First Online: 1 July 2025

Declarations

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: The study protocol was approved by the Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Training and Research Hospital Institutional Review Board (IRB) (Permission date and number: 30/09/2024 and E-96317027-514.10-255046387). Obtaining inform consent was waived by the Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Training and Research Hospital IRB because of the retrospective design of the study. All the procedures was conducted in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Analysis and reporting of the results are in compliance with the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology checklist. In Turkiye, the legal age for a woman to become pregnant is 18 years old. However, for women who are 17, parental consent may be required under certain circumstances. Individuals aged 16 to 17 are generally not permitted to become pregnant without a judge’s approval. In this study, all Turkish participants were older than 16. Those younger than 16 were all refugees who were not subject to Turkish legislation.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.