Alcohol Consumption at the Time of Conception and Spontaneous Abortion

• Published in: American journal of epidemiology Vol. 160; no. 7; pp. 661 - 667
• Main Authors: Henriksen, Tine Brink, Hjollund, Niels Henrik, Jensen, Tina Kold, Bonde, Jens Peter, Andersson, Anna-Maria, Kolstad, Henrik, Ernst, Erik, Giwercman, Aleksander, Skakkebæk, Niels Erik, Olsen, Jørn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cary, NC Oxford University Press 01.10.2004; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Abbreviation: hCG; Abortion; Abortion, Spontaneous - epidemiology; Abortion, Spontaneous - etiology; Adult; alcohol drinking; Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects; Alcohol use; Analysis. Health state; Biological and medical sciences; Confounding Factors (Epidemiology); Denmark - epidemiology; Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy; embryo; Embryos; Epidemiology; Female; Fertilization; follow-up studies; General aspects; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Health risk assessment; Health Surveys; human chorionic gonadotropin; Humans; Incidence; Male; Medical sciences; Menstrual Cycle; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcome; Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; spontaneous; Studies; Urine; Denmark; Consumption; Pregnancy; Human; Alcoholic beverage; Pregnancy disorders; Follow up study; Spontaneous; Alcohol; Drinking; spontaneous; alcohol drinking; embryo; follow-up studies; Abortion; Epidemiology

The authors studied the association between female and male alcohol intakes at the time of conception and the risk of spontaneous abortion, including early pregnancy loss detected by urinary human chorionic gonadotropin. After a nationwide mailing to about 50,000 members of four trade unions in Denm...