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If You Want To Get Pregnant, You Really Should Consider Giving Up Alcohol

Millions of adults drink alcohol each and every day – some may even mistakenly think it has little impact on their life. Drinking for some is a purely social pastime, but others don’t have a preference about drinking alone or with a group of friends. We like the way it makes us feel, even if we pay for overindulging later on.

By Gwen Farrell4 min read
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Alcohol isn’t the most inexpensive way to enjoy a night out, and it can motivate even the most mature person to make bad decisions, but still, most adults probably wouldn’t give it up unless there was a particularly good reason. And there is – the connection between alcohol consumption and both female and male fertility isn’t widely discussed, but it’s critical to bettering our chances of conception.