Can I have coffee while having IVF?

Added: 2026-05-05

[00:00:00]A 2002 study of just 221 couple suggested that even tiny amounts of caffeine nearly quadruple the odds of IVF failure. That single paper shaped patient advice for a very long time. But when researchers brought together 27,000 women in a rigorous 222 meta-analysis, that finding simply disappeared.

[00:00:23]Caffeine had no significant effect on IVF pregnancy rates or live birth rates.

[00:00:28]Science catches up. And when it does, we will update you with the advice we give.

[00:00:34]Two cups of coffee a day during IVF, the current evidence says that's fine. Thank you.