Coffee affects fertility....???
By zura80
@zura80 (48)
Singapore
June 15, 2009 5:02am CST
Hi friends... I'm just wondering if drinking coffee on a regular basis affects your fertility.. I've heard a lot of versions but not too sure which to believe. I've been married for nearly 3yrs now and i'm still not pregnant yet. A lot of my friends said that it's because of my coffee drinking habits. I did try to quit though but it's hard for me as i've been addicted to black coffee since i was a teenager.
Can anybody here pls help me out? Does coffee really affects your chances of getting pregnant?
5 responses
@winewhisky (345)
•
20 Jun 09
I used to drink 4 or 5 coffees a day, and if at work, then about 3 from Starbucks - so a lot of coffee! I was addicted. My husband and I were trying for a baby for two years with no luck. I thought I would give up coffee in January and see if that helped. In March I found out I was pregnant and I'm expecting a baby this October!
So I think it would be worth you giving it a try.
@eileenleyva (27560)
• Philippines
15 Jun 09
Negative. But anything too much is dangerous. So regulate your caffeine intake. Getting pregnant will come in time. You are being pressured by your friends. Tell them to refrain from commenting about you being or pregnant or not.
@denagary (88)
• United States
2 Feb 10
I agree that coffee in excess affects fertility. It is great that you limit yourself to one cup a day but is that "one cup" a proper size, i.e. 6-8 oz cup or one of those monster cups. As well there is caffine in food like chocolate so you have to consider all your sources of intake. Caffine is a chemical that is not made by the body naturally so ingested it especially in excess is harmful. It throws off the other naturally occurring hormones in your body and could delay or prevent ovulaton or implantation. Keep to your one cup but make sure to spend time enjoying the drink so that you don't crave more. I drink my one cup a day in solitude while reading a good book. I am also on cycle 4 of trying to conceive my 3rd child. Good luck to you.