29/10/2025
STRESS LOWERS BOTH S***M COUNT AND OVULATION
Some couples think infertility is just “bad luck.”
They spend money on supplements.
They count fertile days.
They pray and wait.
But month after month, nothing happens.
Nobody tells them that stress alone can stop ovulation.
Nobody tells them that stress can drop s***m count to half.
Stress is not just in your head, it is in your hormones.
When you are stressed, your body produces a hormone called “cortisol”.
Cortisol is not bad.
It’s your emergency hormone.
It helps you fight or run when there’s danger.
But when stress becomes constant —
traffic, deadlines, money wahala, family problems etc., your body thinks you are living in danger every single day.
Making cortisol stay high.
And here’s what happens next:
– For women:
High cortisol blocks estrogen and progesterone.
It delays ovulation or stops it completely.
Meaning, even if you are “trying” every month, your body may not even release an egg.
– For men:
High cortisol lowers testosterone.
This makes s***m count go down.
S***m quality also drops.
Even libido can disappear.
This is why many couples “trying for a baby” are just stressing themselves more and making it harder to conceive.
Stress is not punishment.
It is protection.
Your body is wise.
It will not make a baby if it thinks you are in danger.
And danger doesn’t have to be an animal chasing you.
Your body reacts the same way to office stress, traffic stress, money stress, or relationship stress.
That is why stress management
is not luxury, it is part of the treatment for infertility.
So what should you do?
— Sleep well (not just 3 hours per night).
— Eat nourishing food (not snacks and soda).
— Move your body daily (exercise lowers stress hormones).
— Journal or meditate (calms the brain).
— Laugh, talk, and connect (social support lowers stress).
— Delegate tasks and rest when you need to.
When your brain feels safe, it sends the signal:
“Now we can reproduce.”
Your fertility is not broken.
It is waiting for calm.
Stop ignoring stress.
Start treating it like the medical problem it really is.
Your hormones will thank you tomorrow.
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