How to Reduce the Effect of Stress on Your Fertility

1. Reduce the stress in your life. This of course if obvious, as well as easier said than done. Reducing the stress in your life is so important on many different levels. It will not only help your fertility and health but also your quality of life. If your job is really stressful, maybe begin to look for a different job or occupation. If that is not possible, some of the tips below will help you to deal with your stress differently than how you currently are.

2. Change how you react to stressful situations. When faced with an ongoing stressful situation there is only one thing you have control over… how you react. Pay attention to how you react to the stressful people at work, or to your stressful situation. Do you turn it over in your head all night long, do you create scary future visions of what could happen? Getting control of how you react will have a big impact on what happens inside of your body when a stressful situation presents itself. This takes some attention and practice.

3. Have a practice or habit that helps you to reduce stress. Here are some suggestions of practices or daily habits that help reduce the effects of stress on your health.

Make sure you are getting enough sleep

Get an adequate amount of healthy exercise daily

Meditate

Start practicing Yoga

Seek counseling

Consume natural, calming herbs and supplements

Acupuncture

Prayer

Reading a book in the park

Journal

Take warm baths

Surrender and let go

4.Fertility Meditation:

Chronic stress may cause hormonal imbalance, lowered egg and sperm health, as well as create a lack of libido. Herbs that support a healthy stress response, nourish the nervous system and support endocrine function are good choices.In an effort to reduce and remove stress from your life to achieve healthy fertility, it is important that you try to avoid harsh chemical medications that are prescribed to help individuals become less stressed. These medications can cause infertility themselves, or have a negative affect on your fetus if you do happen to become pregnant.

There are many ways that a person can combat stress in an effort to increase their fertility. Stress is a powerful component in a person’s life, and can quickly run the body down. While some stress is completely natural and expected, too much stress will cause the body to go into survival mode so that your system can continue to function. Part of this survival mode is making sure you do not become pregnant. If pregnancy is your ultimate goal, you will need to find some way to get rid of the stress safely and naturally