Should You Avoid Alcohol During Periods?
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Even if you crave a glass of wine or other alcoholic beverage, drinking alcohol during your period can negatively impact your hormone levels.
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The dehydrating effect of alcohol can make blood and mucus thicker and therefore harder to move.
Affects Blood And Mucus
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Too much of this substance can worsen PMS symptoms, especially mood swings and irritability.
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It also affects the balance of prostaglandin, which can make cramps worse.
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Drinking alcohol regularly can cause hormonal fluctuations, leading to irregular ovulation and menstruation.
Hormonal Fluctuations
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Chronic alcohol use can lead to fertility problems, including difficulty conceiving and complete cessation of menstrual cycles.
Fertility problems
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The body needs a good balance of estrogen and progesterone released in specific amounts for ovulation and menstruation to occur regularly.
Estrogen and progesterone
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The impact of alcohol on hormonal balance can cause ovulation to become irregular or stop altogether.
Impact on ovulation
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Alcohol is a diuretic, meaning it increases urine output and can cause dehydration. And dehydration can actually make cramps worse.
Dehydration
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Drinking alcohol can harm fertility. This can affect when in your cycle you ovulate.
Fertility Problems