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Trying to conceive? This could be your answer.

Red wine could be the key! But they recommend no more than five glasses a month – could actually boost the chances of conceiving, research suggests.

The study found a link between drinking red wine and healthy ovaries that produce more eggs, reports Daily Mail.

White wine, beer, spirits or more than five glasses of red a month did not have the same effect.

Doctors have said alcohol should be avoided when trying for a baby to prevent harming development on conception.

Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in the US set out to examine the effect of alcohol on fertility because previous findings were ‘conflicting’.

They studied 135 women aged 18 to 44 and measured their ovarian reserve.

This is the ovaries’ capacity to make healthy egg cells, which is measured by counting the antral follicles that produce them.

Antral follicle count (AFC) is the standard way of assessing a woman’s fertility.

The typical number for a woman in her 30s is around 12 or 13, but this decreases over time.

Women who drank moderate amounts of red wine were found to have the highest ovarian reserve.

The researchers, led by Dr Ashley Eskew, wrote: ‘The impact of lifestyle factors including dietary patterns and alcohol intake on ovarian reserve are conflicting.

‘The objective of this study was to determine if alcohol intake is associated with ovarian reserve as determined by AFC.

Red wine intake is associated with ovarian reserve as measured by AFC.’ They were unsure about how exactly red wine might boost ovary health, but said it could be that it contains the anti-inflammatory compound resveratrol.

The findings will be presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in San Antonio, Texas, next week. However, other experts urged caution, saying that a larger-scale study was needed before any conclusions could be drawn.

However head of the British Fertility Society Adam Balen said: ‘This is an interesting study, albeit with a small sample size which means that it doesn’t reach statistical significance.

‘It is an interesting idea that a small amount of red wine might be positively associated with ovarian reserve.

‘However we have to remember that the exposure of the developing foetus to alcohol may cause irreversible developmental damage and so alcohol consumption should be less than six units per week for women wishing to conceive.’

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  • So they recommend it in one paragragh but advise against it in another

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  • I’ve never been much of a drinker. I really don’t like the taste of wine. I have a friend who will be very happy to hear about this though.

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  • I guess having sulphite allergies means that even trying this wasn’t an option. With the allergy I have never derived a palette for wine either so I guess it’s not going to ever happen. Given that I’m not planning on more I guess that’s a good thing though! ????

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  • I don’t like red wine so it’s not something I’d be willing to try. :-)

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  • I think Id still be erring on the side of caution with alcohol.

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  • Interesting. I always drank red wine in the first part of my marriage. In fact, only since we live in Australia I stepped over on white. 5 glasses per month is a bit little though. For those who actively are trying to conceive this might be realistic, but many get pregnant and only then cut down on alcohol and other adjustments in lifestyle.

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