Tagged: female reproductive health

The effects of alcohol consumption on reproductive health

Regarding the effects of alcohol on reproductive health, numerous studies demonstrate its teratogen properties (alcohol generates fetal birth defects) and its contribution to low fertility. The processes by which alcohol may affect conception include an increase in estrogen, which will reduce FSH secretion, suppressing thus folliculogenesis (follicle formation) and ovulation. Also, alcohol can have an effect...

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The Influence of Lifestyle on Health Reproductive

Lifestyle behaviors are changeable circumstances and may be an important determinant of infertility. Fertility is the ability to conceive a child, while biological fecundity of a woman represents her reproductive ability which is based on the monthly probability of conceiving a child. Clinical infertility is defined as the inability to achieve pregnancy after 12 months of...