| ■ Lowering Stress Could Boost Pregnancy Chances | 06.06.23 |
| Reducing stress could help some women improve their chances of becoming pregnant, researchers at Emory University in Atlanta say. A combination of stress management therapy and instruction on better diet and exercise "restored fertility" in 80 percent of participants in a small study, CBS News reported. The researchers measured amounts of the stress hormone cortisol in study participants, who were ages 20-35. The scientists concluded that psychotherapy aimed at stress reduction could be an easier, less expensive alternative than fertility treatments. Results were presented at a meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Prague. Israeli researchers at the same meeting offered additional evidence that lifestyle changes could boost fertility, noting that women who were entertained by a trained clown shortly before they received in vitro fertilization treatments were up to 35 percent more likely to conceive, news reports said. Yahoo Health |