Numerous studies have shown moderate caffeine consumption to be healthy and medical experts have suggested that a couple cups of coffee enhances brain function, particularly among middle-aged and older adults.

But a new study suggests that women who are seeking to get pregnant might want to stay away from coffee and other caffeinated drinks, and their male partners should likely reduce their caffeine intake as well.

"Male preconception consumption of caffeinated beverages was just as strongly associated with pregnancy loss as females,” study author Germaine Buck Louis of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, told NBC.

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