Heavy alcohol consumption is associated with abnormalities of the menstrual cycle, sterility, miscarriages, and loss of female sexual characteristics, all of which are affected by the hormonal balance in women (Van Thiel and Lester, 1979). Thus, it seems reasonable to postulate that these adverse effects could at least in part originate from alcohol-mediated changes in hormone levels.
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