Is ovulation affected by alcohol consumption?

[wilgefortiis.livejournal.com]

Hi again... My period is now a week late. I've done numerous urine tests both at home and at the free clinic and all have come back negative for pregnancy. But I've never had a period be this late before, and although I'm trying to stay calm--since clearly the added stress and worry will only throw it off even more--I'm really at a loss to explain this.

Based on my usual cycle, I anticipated ovulation on/around the weekend of January 22rd, which was when my boyfriend last visited and when conception, if any, would have occurred. My question for today is this: would drinking a fairly large quantity of alcohol during that time (I think five beers if I recall correctly) delay ovulation? My boyfriend is a lot bigger than me, and we were keeping in pace at a bar one evening while he was here; I definitely drank more than I should have (a lot more than I usually drink), and was really sick when we came back to my apartment. Would this be enough to delay ovulation by a week?

Thanks for all your replies so far to my frantic questioning... this community is a great help to me.

Comments

[atalanta0jess.livejournal.com]

It certainly could delay ovulation, especially since it made you sick. Really any stress can - including the excitement of your boyfriend coming into town. I would test again next week though, just in case.

[eunicemcgee.livejournal.com]

I hear in this community a lot that 19 days after the sex when conception may have happened is the 'safe' date to test by. By the weekend of the 22nd, do you mean you would have had sex as late as the 24th? You may be coming up on day 19 today/tomorrow. I really hope this doesn't stress you out additionally, but re-testing today and/or tomorrow may be more likely to give you accurate results.

That being said, illness, stress about possible pregnancy, etc. can all affect your period; so if you do test negative again, it's probably just a fluke.