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Science of the sperm: How it affects children

Link between father’s alcohol habits around conception time and son’s alcoholism

A father’s vices might have a lifelong impact on children. A 2014 study from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that if a father was drinking heavily around the time of conception, it made it more likely for their sons to be heavy drinkers later in life.

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