Among women, consumption of coffee increases infertility

Women who love to spend leisure time or while working over a hot cuppa of coffee, wake up! It’s ok for women, who have their cycles regularly, but women who have irregular cycles, its better that they cut down the in take of coffee. In fact, among other women who have other fertility related problems and on top of that, if they are downing more than four cups of coffee every day, than their chances of getting pregnant could get reduced.

The study was conducted by the researchers of Roadbed University of Netherlands. The findings have been based on analysis that was done on 9000 woman who had been receiving IVF treatment to become pregnant in natural way, between the years 1985-95. It was observed that drinking more than four cups of coffee everyday would cut the chances of becoming pregnant till 26%.

Further, it was also noted that 16% of woman got conceived in natural way and 45% of women got to become pregnant within six months of their IVF treatment.

The study further stated that consumption of alcohol thrice a week increased the risk in similar way, like the caffeine intake. In another finding, it was noted that smoking more than a cigarette everyday, and being overweight, are some other reasons that reduces the chances of pregnancy. On an average, if a 36 year woman indulges in smoking, drinking and excess intake of caffeine, than her chances of getting pregnant after three cycles of IVF treatment is about 5%. While, among women who are healthy and they did not smoke, or consumed alcohol or caffeine would have 15% chances of conceiving. Even the doctors lay emphasis in their patents to follow a healthy lifestyle.