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. 2021 Jul 23;36(10):2761–2768. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deab173

Table III.

Fecundability among 7111 female pregnancy planners, by antibiotic type.a

Exposure No. of cycles No. of pregnancies Unadjusted FR (95% CI) Adjustedb FR (95% CI)
No antibiotic 23080 3623 Reference Reference
Penicillins 1081 153 1.04 (0.89–1.22) 1.09 (0.94–1.28)
Nitrofurantoin 255 38 0.86 (0.62–1.18) 0.83 (0.60–1.13)
Cephalosporins 175 25 0.95 (0.66–1.37) 0.98 (0.68–1.40)
Macrolides 249 24 0.63 (0.42–0.94) 0.70 (0.47–1.04)
Nitroimidazole 137 20 0.85 (0.57–1.27) 0.90 (0.60–1.34)
Sulfonamides 101 17 1.16 (0.75–1.80) 1.39 (0.90–2.15)
Quinolones 123 15 0.86 (0.54–1.37) 0.82 (0.52–1.30)
Tetracyclines 128 17 0.84 (0.51–1.37) 0.90 (0.55–1.48)
Lincosamides 40 11 1.47 (0.88–2.47) 1.58 (0.96–2.60)
a

Time-varying analyses, among women completing the baseline questionnaire on or after 1 March 2016.

b

Models adjusted for age at baseline, education, income, BMI, multivitamin use, PSS score, MDI score, doing anything to improve chances of conception, intercourse frequency, geographic region, current smoking, history of STI.