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Article History

Received: 16 May 2025

Accepted: 11 November 2025

First Online: 24 November 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: 29/01/2025 and E-96317027-514.10-267775454). Obtaining informed consent was waived by the Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Training and Research Hospital IRB because of the study’s retrospective design. All the procedures were 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. Participants younger than 16 were refugees and not subject to national legal restrictions regarding pregnancy.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.