Dr. Natalie Crawford, MD, board certified OBGYN and REI, discusses caffeine and coffee use when trying to conceive or pregnant. Can you really drink coffee when TTC?

Questions answered:
Is caffeine bad for you?
Is it safe to drink coffee if you are pregnant?
Does caffeine cause miscarriage?
Is there a safe amount of caffeine or coffee you can drink?
How much caffeine is in coffee?
Does caffeine cause preterm birth or intrauterine growth restriction?
Does caffeine cause infertility?
Do you need to stop drinking coffee if you are trying to get pregnant?

*this is educational information only, not directed medical advice. Please ask any direct medical questions to your doctor.

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Resources:

ACOG Committee Opinion:
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Goldstein A, Warren R. Passage of caffeine into human gonadal and fetal tissue. Biochem Pharmacol 1962;11: 166–8.

Maconochie N, Doyle P, Prior S, Simmons R. Risk factors for first trimester miscarriage––results from a UK-population-based case-control study. BJOG 2007;114:170–86.

Mills JL, Holmes LB, Aarons JH, Simpson JL, Brown ZA, Jovanovic-Peterson LG, et al. Moderate caffeine use and the risk of spontaneous abortion and intrauterine growth retardation. JAMA 1993;269:593–7.

Savitz DA, Chan RL, Herring AH, Howards PP, Hartmann KE. Caffeine and miscarriage risk. Epidemiology 2008;19:55–62.

Weng X, Odouli R, Li DK. Maternal caffeine consumption during pregnancy and the risk of miscarriage: a prospective cohort study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;198:279.el–279.e8.

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Hahn KA, Wise LA, Rothman KJ, et al. Caffeine and caffeinated beverage consumption and risk of spontaneous abortion. Hum Reprod. 2015;30(5):1246-1255. doi:10.1093/humrep/dev063

Lyngsø J, Ramlau-Hansen CH, Bay B, Ingerslev HJ, Hulman A, Kesmodel US. Association between coffee or caffeine consumption and fecundity and fertility: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis. Clin Epidemiol. 2017 Dec 15;9:699-719. doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S146496. PMID: 29276412; PMCID: PMC5733907.

Pollack AZ, Buck Louis GM, Sundaram R, Lum KJ. Caffeine consumption and miscarriage: a prospective cohort study. Fertil Steril. 2010 Jan;93(1):304-6. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.07.992. Epub 2009 Sep 3. PMID: 19732873; PMCID: PMC2812592.

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Dr. Natalie Crawford, MD is a double board certified OBGYN and REI, and co-founder of Fora Fertility, a boutique fertility practice in Austin, Texas.

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