Hi ladies, have read a few times that some of you are drinking lots of green tea. Just wondering what this is for? Is it just an antioxidant or does it help with something else? (Can u tell Im a newbie!!)

Ooh, don't know. I've only ever used it for detoxing and weight loss. hopefully one of the other girls can help

i think green tea is good for weight loss and ttc, my mate who is trying drinks it all the time.

xx

If it's just antioxident / caffeine free you're after try Redbush (Rooibos) I think it tastes lots nicer.

ohh, just found this -

"Green tea has been found to contain an active ingredient called EGCG, a naturally ocurring polyphenol. It contains up to five times as much EGCG as black tea. This ingredient acts as an anti-folate. It reduces the activity of the enzyme that uses folic acid, thereby counteracting the beneficial effects of taking folic acid supplements. Evidence of this could be seen even at relatively low levels of consumption such as two or three cups of green tea per day."

http://www.infertileworld.co.uk/inde...d=31&Itemid=32

and this -

Green Tea & Fertility: While green tea offers a number of documented health benefits, it also may support your chances of conceiving! As noted above, green tea contains antioxidants - and these antioxidant properties may support fertility health by mitigating and repairing the "oxidative damage" that occurs as a result of toxins in our food, water, and environment, aging, and bodily stress. A recent study found that drinking 1/2 cup or more of green tea daily doubled the odds of conceiving per discrete menstrual cycle!

http://www.early-pregnancy-tests.com/ovulationtea.html

(that website is selling tea though!)

Can't find a definitive answer!

x

So it can help you get pg but any baby conceived may be at risk due to reduced folic acid?! Sounds like a bit of a catch 22 to me!

In the past, women having difficulty conceiving might have been advised to limit their caffeine intake. But recent studies suggesting that stimulating drinks, and specifically green tea, might boost fertility. In a study conducted at Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program of Northern California in Oakland, researchers found that women who drank more than one half cup of caffeinated green tea every day doubled their odds of conceiving. No significant association was found for other caffeinated beverages; therefore researchers concluded that a chemical component of tea other than caffeine might have been responsible for the increase in fertility.

If you enjoy green tea, there's no harm in drinking a cup or two a day while you're trying to conceive. But don't expect it to significantly increase your odds of getting pregnant.

While compounds found in green tea offer some protective health benefits, research hasn't shown that they boost fertility. Green tea, which is made from unfermented tea leaves, contains chemicals called polyphenols. Experts believe that these chemicals act as antioxidants, substances that protect the body's cells from damage that can lead to cancer and other diseases.

One small Stanford University study of a nutritional supplement containing green tea extract, chasteberry, folic acid, and a host of other vitamins and minerals showed promising results.

In the study, published in the April 2004 issue of the Journal of Reproductive Medicine, a third of the 15 women taking the supplement were pregnant after five months, while none of the 15 women taking a placebo had conceived. But the study is too small to say for sure that this supplement improves fertility. And the researchers don't point specifically to the green tea extract as having a significant affect.

In fact, green tea contains caffeine and tannic acid, which have both been linked to fertility problems and an increased risk of miscarriage when consumed in large amounts.

Before you toss that teapot, keep in mind that most green teas contain significantly less caffeine than black tea or coffee. Although the caffeine count varies depending on the brew, an average (6 ounce) cup of green tea contains about 20 milligrams of caffeine, compared to a cup of black tea, which has about 40 milligrams.

A cup of brewed coffee has about 120 milligrams of caffeine, while instant coffee has about 70 and some specialty coffees have up to 300 milligrams. To be safe, it's probably wise to limit your caffeine intake to less than 300 mg a day.

i rad on another message board that it helps in ewcm.