Alcohol intake induces diminished ovarian reserve in childbearing age women.

Aim: To investigate the adverse effects of alcohol on ovarian reserve in women of childbearing age.

Material And Methods: Twenty bar hostesses between the ages of 18 and 29 with moderate alcohol consumption for over 3 years and 16 healthy women between the ages of 18 and 28 with alcohol consumption under a healthy standard were recruited. Their ovarian reserve was evaluated by measuring menstrual cycle day three (CD3) serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol (E2), prolactin (PRL) and testosterone (TST) levels, and by transvaginal B-ultrasound examination of uterine size, ovarian size and number of antral follicles.