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Tue 07 Jul 2008Coffee and tea linked to low fertility
DRINKING TOO much coffee can significantly reduce the chances of a woman with fertility problems getting pregnant, a study has shown.
Doctors in the Netherlands studied the lifestyle factors influencing pregnancy in almost 9,000 women who had struggled to conceive. They found that drinking four or more cups of coffee or tea a day could reduce the chances of a natural pregnancy by 26 per cent.
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