Paternal alcohol consumption has links to elevated risk of fetal alcohol syndrome, which causes irreversible brain damage and growth deformities in children. Researchers from Texas A&M University now say men should abstain from drinking at least three months before conceiving.
A research team, led by Dr. Michael Golding, had previously found that the father's drinking habits may cause brain and skull deformities in his baby. In a new study, published in Andrology, the team noted that the effect of paternal drinking on sperm lasts much longer than expected.
