Anyone who has seen a naturopath while trying to conceive has more than likely been told to stop drinking coffee, tea, cola and eating chocolate in order to remove caffeine from the diet. I’ve been accused of depriving future Mums and Dads of their vices on more than one occasion. Medical research had been suggestive that a moderate level of caffeine consumption increases the amount of time taken for couples to fall pregnant. We know that caffeine leeches certain minerals from the body which is a good reason to consider giving away your coffee while baby making. Now it seems we have a very concrete reason why caffeine can reduce fertility in women.
Here is the press release for a study published in the May issue of the British Journal of Pharmacology.
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