Study Finds Stress Impacts a Couple's Ability to Get Pregnant (IMAGE)

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Study Finds Stress Impacts a Couple's Ability to Get Pregnant

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Researchers have found that the more stress women are under while trying to get pregnant, the harder it is. While Abigail David and her husband were trying to conceive, the stress of working full time and trying to start a business may have delayed Abigail's pregnancy. A new study led by researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found that women who were found to have high levels of a stress biomarker had a 29 percent decrease in the probability of getting pregnant and her risk of infertility doubled.

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