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Article: ALCOHOL AND CAFFEINE IMPAIR FERTILITY IN WOMEN, STUDY SAYS
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- December 1, 1998
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Women who are trying to get pregnant might want to abstain from alcohol and should limit their caffeine consumption, according to a recent study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. The researchers have found that even small amounts of alcohol might impair conception and that caffeine could enhance the fertility-reducing properties of alcohol.
A team of researchers led by Rosemarie B. Hakim examined data provided by 124 women who participated in a long-term study of fertility. The women were employed at two semiconductor plants in Burlington, Vt., and East Fishkill, N.Y., ...