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Alcohol Absolutely Not Safe During Pregnancy

Even though "safe" amounts of alcohol have been debated, in light of two new studies, there's just no question when it comes to drinking alcohol during pregnancy. There is NO safe level of alcohol, and women should just not do it — and that goes for alcohol during fertility treatment as well.

Alcohol and Miscarriage

A recent study from Denmark found that women who drank just two drinks a week had 1.5 times the risk of miscarriage compared with those who didn't drink at all. The researchers surveyed mothers on the amount of alcohol they drank weekly during the first four months of pregnancy.

"The study examined the risk of miscarriage and alcohol consumption in the first trimester," says Brad Miller, M.D., a fertility doctor and founder of Reproductive Medicine Associates of Michigan. "Interestingly they found even one or two drinks per week increased risk for miscarriage by 5 percent. If they consumed two to three drinks per week, there was a 66 percent increased risk for miscarriage, and those consuming four or more drinks per week, the risk of miscarriage doubled."

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