Stress can cause infertility in women due to changes in ovulation and menstruation, and in man, due to changes in semen formation and difficulty in maintaining erection.
In addition, the frustration caused by not being able to have a child can further increase the couple's sense of anxiety, and postpone further pregnancy plans.
In these cases, it is recommended that couples planning to have children seek to invest in leisure activities, vacations, sports and meditation to increase their chances of becoming pregnant and lessen the stresses caused by stress.
How Stress Makes It Hard to Get Pregnant
Stress and anxiety, in addition to causing various bad changes in the body, also make it difficult to get pregnant because:
- In women, changes in hormones and in the body, such as delayed menstruation, deregulation of ovulation, decreased desire to have sex and release substances that contract the muscles of the uterus and hinder the development of the baby;
- In men, they cause changes in the functioning of the testicles, alteration in sperm formation, premature ejaculation and decreased erection time.
Stress is also detrimental for women who have been able to conceive because anxiety-enhanced cortisol and adrenaline cause them to have high blood pressure and diabetes during pregnancy, as well as the possibility of preterm labor, which affects the development of pregnancy and the baby.
What to do
The couple who has difficulty getting pregnant needs psychological support, with psychologist or psychotherapist, and encouragement to talk about their feelings. The pressure to conceive and the frustration that the couple can feel worsen the stress even more, which hinders not only the pregnancy but also the relationship to two.
It is recommended to invest in activities that increase well-being and relaxation, such as going on vacation, planning a trip, engaging in physical activity at least 3 times a week, and meditation to decrease stress levels and increase your chances of becoming pregnant. .
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