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This population-based retrospective cohort study included patients who underwent frozen-thawed embryo transfer in the first cycle and did not have a history of coronavirus disease (n\u2009=\u2009355, control group) or recovered from coronavirus disease within 6 months (n\u2009=\u2009185) or 6\u201312 months (n\u2009=\u2009230). Univariate analysis was performed to determine significant associations between the baseline variables, frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycle characteristics, clinical pregnancy rates, ongoing pregnancy rates, and pregnancy complication rates. Variables with significant associations in the univariate analysis were included in the multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify the effect of baseline characteristics, frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycle characteristics, and history of coronavirus disease on clinical pregnancy, ongoing pregnancy, and pregnancy complication rates. 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