Paternal Alcohol, Autism/ADHD Risk

A 2025 review in the journal Andrology reported that fathers who drank alcohol around conception were linked to a 1.43 times higher risk of autism and a 2.71 times higher risk of ADHD in their children. The association tied paternal periconceptional alcohol use to increased neurodevelopmental risk, highlighting a measurable exposure window before pregnancy.

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