Alcohol use and menopause
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Alcohol use and menopause
During the perimenopausal and postmenopausal years, heavy alcohol use can affect your long-term health. Limit your alcohol intake to 1 drink per day 
. For a woman, 7 standard drinks a week or more than 3 drinks in a day is considered heavy alcohol use.1 Drinking too much alcohol:
- May cause menopause-like symptoms by changing your hormone levels.
- Increases your risk of developing heart disease and osteoporosis.
References
Citations
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (1995; revised 2004). Helping Patients With Alcohol Problems: A Health Practitioner's Guide (NIH Publication No. 04-3769). Washington, DC: National Institutes of Health.
Credits
| Author | Kathe Gallagher, MSW |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman |
| Associate Editor | Terrina Vail |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Carla J. Herman, MD, MPH - Internal Medicine |
| Last Updated | May 26, 2006 |
| Last updated: | May 26, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Kathe Gallagher, MSW |
| Reviewed By: | Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine, Carla J. Herman, MD, MPH - Internal Medicine |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Terrina Vail |
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