Female alcohol consumption and fecundability: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: To what extent could alcohol consumption affects female fertility is still unclear. The aim of this study was to quantitatively summarize the dose-response relation between total and specific types of alcohol beverage (beer, wine, and spirits) consumption in female and the fecundability. Four electronic databases were searched. Observational studies (cohort and case-control) that provided female alcohol consumption and fecundity were eligible. Nineteen studies, involving 98657 women, were included in this study. Compared to non-drinkers, the combined estimate (with relative risk, RR) of alcohol consumers on fecundability was 0.87 (95% CI 0.78-0.95) for overall 19 studies. Compared to non-drinkers, the pooled estimates were 0.89 (95% CI 0.82-0.97) for light drinkers (≤12.5 g/day of ethanol)

SUBMITTER: Fan D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5653745 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature