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Moderate drinking: no impact on female fecundity
B M Zaadstra1, C W Looman, E R te Velde
1Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Prevention and Public Health, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Objective:
To determine the effect of moderate alcohol intake on probability of conception.
Design:
Prospective cohort study.
Setting:
Normal healthy women enrolled in an artificial donor insemination program.
Patients:
Women starting artificial donor insemination for the very first time were selected.
Interventions:
Alcohol exposure was measured through a self-administered questionnaire at intake of study.
Main Outcome Measure:
A first positive pregnancy test as indicative for conception.
Results:
Women with moderate alcohol intake had a slightly higher, though not significant, probability of conception compared with nondrinkers (Hazard Ratio 1.20; 95% confidence interval 0.90 to 1.60).
Conclusion:
Moderate alcohol intake has no negative impact on female fecundity.