Letter published on 16 October 2018,
see
Nutrients 2018, 10(10), 1512.
Maternal and Paternal Caffeine Intake and ART Outcomes in Couples Referring to an Italian Fertility Clinic: A Prospective Cohort
by
Elena Ricci 1,*
, Stefania Noli 2, Sonia Cipriani 1, Irene La Vecchia 2, Francesca Chiaffarino 1, Stefania Ferrari 1, Paola Agnese Mauri 1,2, Marco Reschini 3, Luigi Fedele 1,2 and Fabio Parazzini 1,2
Elena Ricci 1,*, Stefania Noli 2, Sonia Cipriani 1, Irene La Vecchia 2, Francesca Chiaffarino 1, Stefania Ferrari 1, Paola Agnese Mauri 1,2, Marco Reschini 3, Luigi Fedele 1,2 and Fabio Parazzini 1,2
1
Dipartimento Madre-Bambino-Neonato, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy
2
Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy
3
Infertility Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Nutrients 2018, 10(8), 1116; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10081116
Received: 15 July 2018 / Revised: 12 August 2018 / Accepted: 15 August 2018 / Published: 17 August 2018
(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Impact of Caffeine and Coffee on Human Health)
Caffeine intake, a frequent lifestyle exposure, has a number of biological effects. We designed a cohort study to investigate the relation between lifestyle and assisted reproduction technique (ART) outcomes. From September 2014 to December 2016, 339 subfertile couples referring to an Italian fertility clinic and eligible for ART procedures were enrolled in our study. Sociodemographic characteristics, smoking, and usual alcohol and caffeine consumption in the year prior to ART were recorded. The mean age of participants was 36.6 ± 3.6 years in women and 39.4 ± 5.2 years in men. After oocytes retrieval, 293 (86.4%) underwent implantation, 110 (32.4%) achieved clinical pregnancy, and 82 (24.2%) live birth. Maternal age was the main determinant of ART outcome. In a model including women’s age and college degree, smoking habits, calorie and alcohol intake for both partners, previous ART cycles, and partner’s caffeine intake, we did not observe any association between caffeine intake and ART outcome. Using the first tertile of caffeine intake by women as a reference, the adjusted rate ratio (ARR) for live birth was 1.09 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.79–1.50) in the second and 0.99 (95% CI 0.71–1.40) in the third tertiles. In conclusion, a moderate caffeine intake by women and men in the year prior to the ART procedure was not associated with negative ART outcomes.
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Keywords:
caffeine intake; assisted reproduction techniques; risk factors; implantation; clinical pregnancy; live birth
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Ricci, E.; Noli, S.; Cipriani, S.; La Vecchia, I.; Chiaffarino, F.; Ferrari, S.; Mauri, P.A.; Reschini, M.; Fedele, L.; Parazzini, F. Maternal and Paternal Caffeine Intake and ART Outcomes in Couples Referring to an Italian Fertility Clinic: A Prospective Cohort. Nutrients 2018, 10, 1116.
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