Moderate drinking: no impact on female fecundity.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the effect of moderate alcohol intake on probability of conception.


METHODS
Prospective cohort study.


METHODS
Normal healthy women enrolled in an artificial donor insemination program.


METHODS
Women starting artificial donor insemination for the very first time were selected.


METHODS
Alcohol exposure was measured through a self-administered questionnaire at intake of study.


METHODS
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).


CONCLUSIONS
Moderate alcohol intake has no negative impact on female fecundity.
Zaadstra
B M
BM
Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Prevention and Public Health, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Looman
C W
CW
te Velde
E R
ER
Habbema
J D
JD
Karbaat
J
J
D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D003069:Coffee; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D007316:Insemination, Artificial, Heterologous; D011247:Pregnancy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012907:Smoking
D003069:Coffee