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Shahla Alalaf1, Ariana K Jawad2, Namir G Al-Tawil3
1Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hawler Medical University, College of Medicine, Erbil, IRQ.
Cureus
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[This retracts the article DOI: 10.7759/cureus.75297.].
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