Decreasing stress helps with fertility

Written by Gordon

In research published in the journal Human Reproduction, doctors compared pregnancy rates in couples that reported being stressed and those who were not.

What they found was that pregnancy was more likely to happen when couples reported feeling good and were relaxed and happy, and without much stress. It was less likely to occur when they were feeling stressed or anxious, according to how they rated their anxiety levels during the trials.

During this testing, it was revealed that women with the highest reported levels of stress actually ovulated 20% fewer eggs as compared with women who were experiencing lower levels of stress. Obviously the strain on the body caused by anxiety and stress had affected her abilities to produce healthy eggs.

Moreover, of those who were able to produce eggs, those who were most stressed were 20% less likely to achieve fertilization success.

It’s also noteworthy to remember that for conception to happen, there must be sexual activity taking place (unless of course one has opted for medical intervention that bypasses this).

Obviously stress can take a great toll on one’s sex life. Men who are constantly distracted with problems at work or elsewhere can have serious issues with impotence, as the blood that’s necessary for an erection is being diverted to other areas of the body in response to his stress. This may also cause him to lose his erection prematurely.

For a woman, of course she often puts more emphasis on “being in the mood” for sex. Being anxious, nervous, upset, angry, frustrated, all of these things are not going to help her in this regard.

Many couples report that the stress they are feeling when dealing with infertility is greatly upsetting their sex lives. This may be one reason why some report that after they decided to “relax,” conception took place. It was not really anything that they did other than be in the right frame of mind to have more sexual activity. The more sexual activity, the greater the chances for conception, of course.

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