Climaxing may be the high point of sex for a good portion of the sexually active population, but for about 80 percent of women and 28 percent of men (yes, they can have difficulty too), the orgasm remains elusive. While failing to reach the big “O” is often chalked up to psychological reasons, such as stress or anxiety, a recent study has found that the problem lies more in the body than the mind for some.
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6 Weird Things that Boost Your Fertility
If you are trying to get pregnant (or thinking about it), you’re probably familiar with the standard advice: Maintain a healthy weight. Go easy on the coffee and booze. And avoid stress (if only!). But there are a handful of other things that may help boost your baby-making odds—from changing your sushi order to mixing up your workouts. Read on for six tips to consider.
Does Stress Play a Role in Infertility
More than 7 million women are unable to conceive each year, with doctors citing stress as a possible underlying factor.
Downward Dog Won’t Get You Pregnant But You Will Feel Better
Many blogs, mom-spots, and pregnancy websites hail yoga and acupuncture as fertility treatments. While yoga and acupuncture are great additions to traditional fertility treatment, unfortunately they don’t increase your chances of getting pregnant. But they can decrease your levels of stress, which can help your success during treatment.
What Makes Menopause Worse? Your Daughter’s In Puberty Too
The change in hormones affects the sleep schedule, changes the skin, increases aches and pains in the joints. It worsens the mood, alters the menstrual cycle, worsens headaches, lowers the libido, and changes the way women bounce back from stress. It even puts on extra weight around the middle section.
Modifying Gene May Be Solution to Female Infertility, Study Finds
Stress has been known to prevent fertility and cause miscarriages, but scientists have now shown that knocking down a single gene may be able to offset these effects.
Study Shows Impact of Stress on Male Fertility
While the impact of stress on female fertility is well documented, there’s now a growing body of research finding similar effects on male fertility.
Stress Degrades Sperm and Fertility, Study Finds
Psychological stress may degrade sperm quality and sperm fertility, according to a study published today in the journal Fertility and Sterility
Stress May Be A Factor In Couples’ Infertility
You’ve likely heard of a couple who tried unsuccessfully for years to have a child, only to conceive soon after they turned to adoption as an alternative. If you have, you’ve probably surmised that stress can undercut fertility.
Traces of Trauma in Sperm RNA
The offspring of mice that suffered early-life stress show signs of the disturbance their parent experienced, researchers from the University of Zurich and their colleagues have found, pointing to a potential RNA-based mechanism by which trauma may be epigenetically inherited. The team’s work was published today (April 13) in Nature Neuroscience.