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Women's use of alcohol in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of fetal loss and birth defects. Also, alcohol use in women decreases the success of infertility treatment, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF). Our goal was to determine if there were differences in IVF outcomes and alcohol use parameters among at‐risk drinkers randomized to a brief intervention (BI) versus assessment only (AO).

We conducted a randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of BI or AO among at‐risk drinkers on IVF. We studied 37 women (AO = 21; BI = 16).

While the BI group had a significantly greater decrease in the number of drinks/drinking day compared to the AO group (p = .04), there were no differences in the likelihood of implantation failure, chemical pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, preterm birth, or live birth.

BI and AO contributed to a decrease …