Reproductive Partners Fertility Blog » psychological stress http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog Helping couples acheive the dream of being parents. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:33:43 +0000 en hourly 1 The association of life-style issues and sperm quality http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/478/the-association-of-life-style-issues-and-sperm-quality.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/478/the-association-of-life-style-issues-and-sperm-quality.html#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:37:34 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=478 We  have counseled our patients that lifestyle issues impact both men and women's reproductive capacity. An article in the September 2010 issue of Ferfility & Sterility defines the impact on semen parameters more clearly.

Thirteen socio-psycho-behavioral factors in 57 cross-sectional studies with 29,914 participants from 26 countries/regions were involved in this review. Six factors (age, body mass index [BMI], psychological …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/478/the-association-of-life-style-issues-and-sperm-quality.html/feed 0 Psychological stress may affect sperm parameters http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/354/psychological-stress-may-affect-sperm-parameters.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/354/psychological-stress-may-affect-sperm-parameters.html#comments Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:45:06 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=354 One of the most frequent questions I am asked by both men and women is whether stress may be affecting their fertility. There is a lot of evidence that stress can adversly affect a woman's fertility.There are studies showing that interventions with acupuncture and Mind-Body programs can have a positive influence on the chance of IVF success.

Now a multi-center study …

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