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Effects of maternal and paternal alcohol consumption on the success rates of in vitro fertilization and gamete intrafallopian transfer

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Klonoff-Cohen, Hillary, Lam-Kruglick, Phung, Gonzalez, Cristina·2003·Fertility and Sterility

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Objective To determine whether the amount and timing of female and male alcohol use during IVF and GIFT affect reproductive endpoints.Design Multicenter prospective study.Setting Clinics in southern California.Patient(s) Two hundred twenty-one couples with female infertility.Intervention(s) None.Main outcome measure(s) Egg retrieval, transfer, fertilization, pregnancy, miscarriage, live birth, and multiple gestations.Result(s) Female alcohol consumption was associated with: (1) a 13% decrease in the number of eggs aspirated (adjusted 95% confidence interval [CI]: -2% to -23%, for one additional drink per day, 1 year before the IVF or GIFT attempt); (2) an increase in risk of not achieving pregnancy by 2.86 times (0.99-8.24, 1 month prior); and (3) an increase in risk of miscarriage by 2.21 times (1.09-4.49, 1 week before the procedure). For men, one additional drink per day increased the risk of not achieving a live birth by 2.28 (1.08-4.80) to 8.32 (1.82-37.97) times, depending on the time period; beer also affected live births (ORs = 5.49-45.64). This outcome may be due partially to increased risk of miscarriage by 2.70 to 38.04 times for men who drank <or=1 month before and during IVF and GIFT.Conclusion(s) This is the first study to report an association between alcohol use and reproductive endpoints of IVF and GIFT. Because alcohol use is ubiquitous, modifying drinking habits may increase assisted reproductive technology success rates.

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  • High alcohol consumption (more than two drinks per day, with one drink over 10 g ethanol) can impair female and male fertility and fertility treatment success.

    “Consuming high levels of alcohol (> 2 drinks per day, with 1 drink > 10 g of ethanol) can affect both female and male fertility and the success of fertility treatment (Hakim 1998, Klonoff-Cohen 2003, Rossi 2011).”

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Authors
Klonoff-Cohen, H., Lam-Kruglick, P., & Gonzalez, C.
Affiliations
University of California San Diego (US)
Corresponding author
Klonoff-Cohen, Hillary
Venue
Fertility and Sterility
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2003-02
Volume
79
Issue
2
Pages
330-339
ISSN
0015-0282 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2054074094
Cited by
151
References
39
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FWCI
1.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Fertility and Sterility (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Biology and Fertility
Keywords
alcohol consumption, in vitro fertilization, gamete intrafallopian transfer, assisted reproduction outcomes, female infertility, male infertility, oocyte retrieval, fertilization rate, pregnancy rate, miscarriage, live birth, multiple pregnancy, beer
MeSH terms
Abortion, Spontaneous, Alcohol Drinking, Female, Fertilization in Vitro, Humans, Male, Maternal Behavior, Oocytes, Paternal Behavior, Prospective Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Socioeconomic Factors, Treatment Outcome, Treatment Failure, Sample Size

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