CAFFEINE HINDERS FALLING PREGNANT
The study was conducted at the University Of Nevada School of Medicine and consisted of testing the fertility of laboratory mice when exposed to ca ffeine. Sean Ward, professor of physiology and cell biology at the university, found that the chemical, most often found in co ffee, a ffected the ability of the Fallopian tubes to move the egg towards being fertilised.
Specifi cally the team found that the “contraction” method of the tubes that slowly move the egg toward the oncoming sperm was being reduced and stopped by the presence of ca ffeine.
“This fi nding goes a long way towards explaining why drinking ca ffeinated drinks can reduce a woman’s chance of becoming pregnant,” said Ward, “this provides an intriguing explanation as to why women with high ca ffeine consumption often take longer to conceive than women who do not consume caffeine.”
Professor Ward also noted the importance of this discovery for finding more e ffective ways for women to become pregnant, as well as avoid and help women be treated for things like inflammation or sexually-transmitted diseases.
