How much does MODERATE alcohol effect the baby after fertilization but before implantation.?
At this stage it probably wouldn’t affect the embryo itself because it has already fertilised and is still free floating, however, it is possible for alcohol consumption to prevent implantation. A study has shown that alcohol can raise estrogen and decrease progesterone, causing an imbalance, which can then cause implantation to fail, and your period will come as normal. This will not happen in every case, as many lucky people will escape this even with the consumption of alcohol, as it may affect different woman’s hormones in different ways. If you can’t hold off the drink, then obviously the less you drink the better, and I doubt one glass of wine will increase your estrogen levels by that much. Still, if you have been trying for a while and really want to become pregnant, abstaining from alcohol is a small sacrifice. Another interesting fact of the male perspective, is that alcohol is present in sperm shortly after consumption which can create chromosome abnormalities, however, thes
