• 60% of college women diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease were drunk at the time of infection. 

• A factor that may disturb the vagina's balance causing yeast infections is high carbohydrate intake, especially refined sugars and ALCOHOL.

• Several studies have linked alcohol consumption to increased risk for breast cancer.

• Alcohol abuse and alcoholism are associated with the absence of menstrual periods. lack of ovulation and a thickening of the endometrial lining. These factors can lead to infertility and an increased risk of spontaneous abortion.

• Women on birth control pills eliminate alcohol from their bodies more slowly because of the way the pill affects the liver. This causes women on the pill to get intoxicated faster and stay drunk longer.

• Alcohol affects the skills used to protect a person from sexual assault.

 

• The use of alcohol has been a contributing factor in the occurrence of date/acquaintance rape.