Stress and Infertility
Doctors say that stress can disrupt fertility and that relaxation can help to avoid infertility. Doctors look up to the thought that stress and sometimes the notion “trying too hard” may really play a role in up to 30% of all infertility problems. What some researchers say is that when stress-reduction techniques are employed, something happens in some women that allow them to get pregnant when they couldn’t get pregnant before.
While the exact pathways between fertility and stress remain a mystery, researchers believe hormones like cortisol or epinephrine, which rise and often remain high during times of chronic stress, play a key role. Reducing stress may help enhance proteins within the uterine lining that are involved in implantation. They say that stress reduction may increase blood flow to the uterus, which also affects conception.
Some research in this area shows that, for many women, acupuncture could hold the key. We don’t know for sure if acupuncture really reduces stress but it may help compensate some of the effects of stress on the reproductive system. For some women, massage may hold another key to reducing infertility stress. Doctors found that massage therapy worked to decrease the body’s physical signals of stress, including heart rate and brain waves. Of course the one thing experts say probably won’t help reduce stress in your life is hearing people tell you to relax.
In fact, experts say it could even generate more stress. What is recommended, but, is for each woman to look into her own life and try to find tiny spaces where she can give her body and her mind a break from the stresses of every day living. Don’t just try to relax because you reckon that it’s going to help you get pregnant. But do relax just because it feels excellent, because it’s comfortable, and because when you do feel excellent, you’re healthier overall, and that can never be a terrible thing for conception.
Stress-management programs can reduce depression, anxiety, rage, and fatigue, all of which are commonly part of the lives of people struggling with infertility. It seems that as these negative emotions diminish, the chance of becoming pregnant increases. Stress-management programs do not cure infertility. But mind-body approaches that reduce anxiety and increase relaxation can help couples with unexplained infertility. Reducing stress through relaxation response may help normalize menstrual cycles, improve the health of both egg and sperm, and increase the likelihood of fertilization and implantation. Reduced stress also means an improved quality of relationships and life for the couple.
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