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And then there's Dr. Christopher Zaun. He's the Chief of Clinical Practice and Fetal Development of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. And he put out a statement as well. And his quote is, there's no clear evidence that proves the direct relationship between the prudent use of acetaminophen during pregnancy and fetal development issues. And neurodevelopmental disorders in particular are multifactorial and are very difficult to associate with the single cause. And Dr. Zaun, his opinion is that acetaminophen is safe and one of the very few options left for pain relief is for pregnant women. Presently autism in the US is on the rise. I think there's some global numbers here, but I thought I'd just use the, a lot of these studies right now are using US data. But it's an arise. In 2022, one in 31 children were diagnosed with autism by age eight. And that's up from one in 36 going back to 2020. And this is some data that came out of the CDC back in April.