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OB/GYN: Roy Pitkin, M.D.

My partner drinks a lot of coffee. Can this damage sperm?

By Roy Pitkin, M.D.

No reason for concern here. There's no evidence that coffee (or anything else) consumed by the male causes fetal defects.

Roy Pitkin, M.D.

OB/GYN

Roy Pitkin, M.D., is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology and is the former chair of the ob/gyn department at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine. He is a frequent advisor to national health agencies on women's health issues and has received numerous international honors for this work.

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