Alcohol affects the chances of IVF success
Saturday, January 30th, 2010For women, the chances of pregnancy decreased by 18%, while men have reduced chances of obtaining offspring by 14%. Overall, half women and one third of men who drank less than one alcoholic drink per week, while 4% of women and 5% of men drank at least one drink per day. Women who consumed between one and nine units of white wine per week were 24% less likely to have successful completion of pregnancy and were 23% greater likelihood of failed implantation of the embryo. Men who drank a beer every day were 30% lower probability of living systems of birth and 38% greater likelihood of failed implantation. Dr. Rossi explained that “generally, women get help from doctors for abstinence from alcohol during the effort of getting pregnant.
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