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Outcomes were compared between women with preconceptional metformin exposure and those unexposed to metformin before or during pregnancy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Main Outcome Measures<\/jats:title><jats:p>Risk ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for HG and NVP, and mean duration of NVP symptoms.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Data from 80 women exposed to metformin before conception and 4411 non\u2010exposed women were analysed. In this cohort, the frequency of women with HG was lower among the exposed than the unexposed women (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20091\/80; 1.25% vs. <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200997\/4411; 2.20%), but the study was not powered to detect statistical significance (adjusted RR 0.50, 95% CI 0.07\u20133.39). Rates of NVP were similar between groups (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200932\/80; 88.90% in the exposed and <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20091664\/4111; 82.60% in the unexposed), with adjusted RR 1.06; 95% CI, 0.94\u20131.19. The mean duration of NVP symptoms was also similar between the groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>This cohort study found a lower rate of HG in the preconceptional metformin\u2010exposed group compared to unexposed, although the study was not powered to identify a significant association. Rated and durations NVP were similar between groups. 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