Coffee could impact fertility, study shows

Gentlemen, look away now.

According to some new research released by Massachusetts General Hospital indicates that drinking too much coffee could impact a male fertility.

It was found that men who drank men than two strong cups of coffee a day had just a one in five chance of having successful course of IVF. However, for those who had less than one cup that chance rose to over half.

“High male caffeine consumption appears to reduce couples’ chance of achieving a clinical pregnancy,” noted the study’s lead author Dr Annate Karmon.

Men who consumed over 265mg of coffee in a twenty-four hour period had the least chance of becoming fathers.

265mg equates to just over three cups of coffee, going off figures made available by the website Caffeine Informer.

The results of this study were made public at a recent science conference in Hawaii.

Interestingly though, the same study found that if men drink a pint and a half of beer a night could see their fertility levels improve.

Karmon’s research indicated that men who drank around 22g of alcohol – the equivalent of three pints of an average strength lager – were twice as likely to have successful IVF courses as those who stayed clear of alcohol.

Dr Allan Pacey, a lecturer at the University of Sheffield, urged caution with these findings however. “I see no reason to advise couples attempting IVF to become teetotal,” he said. “[However] they clearly need to drink alcohol sensibly and be advised that if the female partner falls pregnant she needs to stop.”

The study looked at over 100 males who underwent IVF treatment during a period of six years between 2007 and 2013.

Despite being linked to a number of health benefits it seems that coffee isn’t good for potential fathers.