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Drinking is harmful for women before pregnancy.

Women who plan to conceive should avoid alcohol consumption as early as possible. Alcohol intake before pregnancy, causes a child to have more potential to be born with high blood sugar and  runs the risk of developing diabetes with age. Women who have more than one drink per day increase the risk of early miscarriage, especially for IVF patients.

During the first weeks of pregnancy babies grow at a rapid pace, even before the mothers know they are pregnant. Crucial organs such as the heart and eyes start forming in early stages of pregnancy, which are very sensitive and critical periods in human development. Therefore, it would be safer for women to stop drinking prior to trying to conceive. It is suggested that women stop drinking during the second half of the menstrual cycle, because at this time point they have ovulated, which means they are at higher risk of getting pregnant.

Alcohol not only influences women, but also has impacts on men. It influences the quality of sperm and could potentially lengthen the time it takes for a woman to get pregnant.