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The effects of moderate alcohol consumption on female hormone levels and reproductive function.
  Studies that have investigated the effect of moderate alcohol consumption on the level of oestrogens and progesterone in both pre- and post-menopausal women are reviewed. It is concluded that several lines of evidence point to an alcohol-induced rise in natural or synthetic oestrogen levels in women. Proposed mechanisms include an increased rate of aromatization of testosterone or a decreased rate of oxidation of oestradiol to oestrone. Moderate alcohol consumption has also been linked to decreased progesterone levels in pre-menopausal women. The relevance of these findings to female health, fertility and the timing of the menopause is considered.

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    31 December 2000

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • DOI:

    10.1093/alcalc/35.5.417

  • ISSN:

    0735-0414

  • Library of Congress:

    HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare

  • Dewey Decimal Classification:

    362 Social welfare problems & services

Citation

Gill, J. S. (2000). The effects of moderate alcohol consumption on female hormone levels and reproductive function. Alcohol and alcoholism : international journal of the Medical Council on Alcoholism, 35, 417-423. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/35.5.417

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Keywords

Alcohol consumption; female hormones; oestrogens; progesterone; pre- and post-menopausal women;

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