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Stress and Getting Pregnant

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

If you have been trying to fall pregnant for months, or even years, by now you most undoubtedly have been told to “just relax and it will happen”. While this is not what you want to hear at this difficult juncture in your life, there is some truth in those words. The strain and pressure of not being able to conceive a child can affect a woman’s hormones preventing her from conceiving. Likewise the same strain and pressure can affect a man’s performance so much so that a couple may have trouble having successful intercourse. (more…)