Table 3.

Live Birth in Women with Ulcerative Colitis Prescribed Corticosteroid Three Months Prior to Embryo Transfer, Compared to Those Without a Corticosteroid Prescription

	Exposed Cohort (Steroid Use Prior to Embryo Transfers)a		Unexposed Cohort (No Steroid Use Prior to Embryo Transfers)b		Crude OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)c
Live birth
Yes, N (%)	20	(16.4)	243	(20.1)	0.85 (0.49–1.49)	0.98 (0.55–1.74)
No, N (%)	102	(83.6)	965	(79.9)

Notes: ^aNumber of embryo transfers in the exposed cohort: 122 (number of women: 66). ^bNumber of embryo transfers in the unexposed cohort: 1208 (number of women: 414). ^cAdjusted for Charlson Index, women’s age, calendar year of treatment, type of treatment (IVF, ICSI, FET), cause of infertility (female factor, male factor, or mixture of factors/idiopathic), BMI, partner´s age, smoking, alcohol and use of IBD medication (azathrioprine/mercaptopurine, Aminosalicylic acid and TNF-α inhibitors) 6 months prior to embryo transfer.