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Who among us hasn't heard "Just relax!" or "Take a vacation and you'll get pregnant!" from well-meaning family, friends, and sometimes even strangers? Is it really that simple? Is the connection between stress, overdoing it, and fertility really that clear-cut?
As it turns out, there may be some truth to the old folk tales about relaxing and getting pregnant.
Stress is not easily defined, but there are several characteristics that are typically associated with it. Researchers have looked at some of the hallmark traits of control freaks and the relationship with fertility. Some of those traits and the related studies include:
While there is still no definitive cause-and-effect relationship confirmed between different psychological components of stress and infertility, all of the above studies and more point to a definite link.
© Tracy Morris
