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Does Coffee Hurt Fertility

Published August 4, 2011 at 5:00 AM PDT

Does drinking coffee hurt your chances of getting pregnant?  A recent study claims that high caffeine consumption inhibits a woman's fertility by slowing her egg movement.  We talk to the University of Nevada School of Medicine researcher who conducted the study about his findings, and what this means for women.

 

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Sean Ward, Prof  of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine

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  • Times of India: Coffee lowers chances of pregnancy

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