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Re: the truth about caffiene?

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 17 Jan 2002 19:32:24 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 17 Jan 2002, anonymous wrote: >
>I've read so much conflicting info on relationship between caffience and
>miscarriage and ttc, etc.
>
>Are there any other women out there who were having difficulty
>conceiving, but achieved pregnancy after giving up caffeine?
>
>Is caffeine associated with early miscarriage or failed implantation?
>And if so, is it because of the constriction effect of caffeine on blood
>vessels?
>
>I have dramatically cut back my caffiene intake (which never before
>interfered with conception of 3 children), but so far without success. I
>have 2 cups of half-caffienated coffee in the a.m., and 1 32 oz diet
>soda in the afternoon (trust me, this is cutting back!).
>
>But given that we've had 2 chemcial prengnancies, and nothing else is
>wrong (all tests normal) (other than my age, 38), I"m wondering if I
>should completely cut out the caffeine. Which would be VERY difficult
>to do! But I'm looking for some incentive here that it might actually
>really work... Anybody?
>
>(My diet and exercise is otherwise excellent. Caffiene is my one and
>only vice)

Most likely has little to nothing to do with it. If that is cutting back, stay cut back and then cut back again, whether you get pregnant or not, that isn't healthy for you.

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG

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