Research article summary (published 29 Nov 1988):

Caffeinated beverages and decreased fertility.

Full Abstract

104 healthy women who had been attempting to become pregnant for three months were interviewed about their use of caffeinated beverages, alcohol, and cigarettes. In their subsequent cycles, women who consumed more than the equivalent of one cup of coffee per day were half as likely to become pregnant, per cycle, as women who drank less. A dose-response effect was present.

Author information

Author/s: Wilcox, A (A); Weinberg, C (C); Baird, D (D);

Affiliation: Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Lancet (Lancet), published in ENGLAND. (Language: eng)

Reference: -1988 Dec 24-31; vol 2 (issue 8626-8627) : pp 1453-6

Dates: Created 1989/01/26; Completed 1989/01/26; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 2904572, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

Sourced from the National Library of Medicine. Abstract text and other information may be subject to copyright.

Comments and Corrections

CommentIn: Lancet. 1989 Feb 18;1(8634):378. (PMID: 2563522)

CommentIn: Lancet. 1990 Mar 31;335(8692):792-3. (PMID: 1969535)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adult Alcohol Drinking Beverages Caffeine - adverse effects Coffee - adverse effects Female

Fertility - drug effects Humans Infertility, Female - chemically induced Pregnancy Risk Factors Smoking

Associated Chemicals: Coffee (0) ; Caffeine (58-08-2)

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