Study Links Caffeine with Pregnancy Loss
People who drink more than a little caffeine when they’re trying for a pregnancy are more likely to lose that pregnancy early on, the study found. And that goes equally for men or women.
When either men or women drank three or more cups a day of caffeinated drinks before pregnancy — sodas, energy drinks or coffee — the woman was nearly twice as likely to lose that pregnancy early on. And if women consumed more caffeine after they conceived, they were also more likely to miscarry. It’s one of the most detailed studies yet to look at something that has been noted for a while now — that high caffeine intake seems to be linked with pregnancy loss. And it’s one of the first to show that what men eat or drink can affect fertility. “Our findings also indicate that the male partner matters, too.” “There’s something about drinking caffeinated beverages that is associated with pregnancy loss,” said Germaine Buck Louis of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, who led the study
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