Alcohol dependence and reproductive onset: Findings in two Australian twin cohorts
- Mary Waldron
- Andrew C. Heath
- Kathleen K. Bucholz
- Pamela A. F. Madden
- Nicholas G. Martin
Publication date
January 2008
DOI ISSN
0145-6008 Citation count (estimate)
10Abstract
Background: Although early alcohol use is a strong predictor of future alcohol problems and adolescent drinking is associated with risky sexual behavior predictive of early childbearing, reproductive dysfunctions associated with delayed childbearing have been reported in adult drink-ers. We examine the relationship between lifetime history of alcohol dependence (AD) and timing of first childbirth across reproductive development
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