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Heavy drinking can affect your fertility. Here's what to know.
If you’re trying to conceive, you’ve likely heard that it’s best to minimize your drinking. Scientifically, there’s a lot of validity to this advice. There is a link between alcohol and fertility, and this link can affect people of any sex.
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Alcohol and fertility and related because it can cause ovulatory issues in women and decrease sperm quality in men.
Drinking alcohol can increase the time it takes to get pregnant, cause irregular cycles, and interfere with ovulation for women.
Heavy drinking can also cause ovulatory issues, which are the number one cause of infertility. Binge drinking (more than five standard drinks in one occasion) is known to cause miscarriage, still birth, premature birth, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
In men, heavy drinking can decrease sexual performance and affect sperm quality.
Heavy drinking can also impact fertility by lowering testosterone levels, FSH, lutenizing hormone (LH), and by raising estrogen levels, all of which reduce sperm production. Drinking heavily can also change the shape, size, and movement of healthy sperm.
Heavy drinking, which is considered more than seven drinks a week or three drinks a day, can impact your fertility. Heavy drinking can not only decrease the chance of a live birth, but also impacts your ability to conceive, as it interferes with reproductive functions and menstrual cycles. Women who recorded heavily drinking were 18% less likely to conceive.
Some studies have shown that drinking in moderation — less than seven drinks per week — does not impede on fertility.
However, there's a risk in drinking, even moderately, when trying to conceive, as women are advised not to drink at any point in their pregnancies. A study of couples going through IVF revealed that women who drank four drinks a week were 16% less likely to have a live birth, while when both partners drank, the live birth rate was reduced by 21%.
If there is a chance you may be pregnant, drinking should be avoided.
Drinking is very much ingrained in modern society, in social settings, as a way to relax, and as part of enjoying a meal or event. Because of the common nature of alcohol, it’s easier said than done to completely cut drinking out of your life. However, there are some strategies for cutting alcohol consumption.
No one is perfect — if you decide to have a glass of wine at dinner, or one drink with a friend, you don’t need to beat yourself up. It’s all about balance. That being said, when you’re trying to conceive, health, nutrition, and wellness is key to boosting your fertility. Minimizing alcohol consumption will likely make you feel healthier, and more in control of your cycle and fertility.
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