Caffeine and the Risks of Infertility

Many of my women love their coffee and tell me they only have one cup a day. Well those of you who have been coming to me, know how I feel even about one cup a day. The following paragraph explains: "A large study carried out by the Yale Medical School found that the risk of infertility (which they defined as not being able to conceive after 12 months) was 55% higher for women drinking just 1 cup of coffee per day. 100% higher for women drinking 1.5-3 cups per day and 176% higher for more than 3 cups per day and this was backed up 5 years later by a study in Europe which found that high caffeine intake in women slowed rates of conception. The effect of caffeine on the fertility of men has not been examined so much but one study did find a delay in conception related to caffeine intake though the dose was not important. Additionally, there is evidence that coffee drinking in men and women increases miscarriage rates and that caffeine intake during pregnancy has a negative influence on fetal growth. Most studies indicate that it is the consumption of 300 mg or more of caffeine daily that can lead to fertility problems. It is estimated that more than 20% of Australians and Americans drink more than 350 mg per day.
So coffee drinkers having difficulity falling pregnant may well be advised to reduce their intake significantly or switch to low-caffeine varieties of tea or to find alternatives for their morning and afternoon cuppas." I suggest an herbal hot tea without caffeine. Red Zinger, Sleepytime Tea, Bedtime Tea, Rasberry Tea(good for the uterus). They do not hype you up and then down, that is the beauty of not consuming caffeine related teas, like green, white and black, despite these having proanthocyanadins, the caffiene is still and issue and EGCG etc.