Does tea or caffeine affect fertility?

Doctor's Answer

Fertility can be affected by many factors such as lifestyle, diet, illness etc.

Some research suggests that overdosage of caffeine may affect fertility and people who are trying to conceive are advised to reduce their consumption of caffeine.

Coffee is able to keep one awake and increase urination. In TCM point of view, this suggest coffee can boost the body “Yang” and also to eliminate “dampness” from the body. Though most people can drink coffee without any serious consequence, those people with “dampness-heat” constituency may face problems after overconsumption of coffee.

The warm nature of coffee can destroy the “Yin” in the body easily and result in decrease in the kidney “Yin”. The kidney “Yin” plays an important role in fertility and its decrease may affect fertility.

For people who are trying to conceive, it is recommended to have a balanced diet and reduce consumption in coffee and alcohol.

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