How Stress affects fertility and Sperm count?

Recent proven studies indicate that stress negatively impacts male and female fertility. Its true – stress does decrease one’s chances of conception.
Let’s get familiar with the noticeable ways through which stress affects fertility:

1. It is mainly responsible for low libido in both males and females.

2. Stress also directly impacts the hormones and reproductive organs in both men and women. It increases the production of a chemical called Cortisol, which in turn negatively affects sex hormones and the reproductive activity within the body. High levels of Cortisol are known to cause infertility problems.

3. Chronic Stress in men is also responsible in causing a condition also termed as “oxidative stress” This in turn is also responsible for causing a low sperm count, weakened sperm motility, fragmented DNA within the sperm cells, abnormal sperm, impotence and ejaculation problems.

4. Chronic Stress in females is equally bad as it can negatively impact the chemical and physical processes of egg maturation and release. It can also result in miscarriage or in still birth.