Will Stress or Weight Affect Your Fertility?

View in Browser | Unsubscribe Stress, weight and a host of other medical conditions can affect fertility. Here's what to know. In Today's Issue • Can Super-Skinny Celebs Have Healthy Pregnancies? • Exercising while trying to conceive • Lead, Cadmium Levels in Blood Linked to Reduced Fertility Many health conditions can impede your ability to get pregnant—and you won't know if yours does until you see your doctor. The good news is that many conditions can also be successfully managed by meds and other treatments so you can conceive and deliver a perfectly healthy baby. Get Pregnant Faster Tip Relax! Although the link between stress and infertility is still somewhat fuzzy, more and more doctors are encouraging patients to relax if they want to make a baby. A 2000 study reported that out of 120 women who were trying to get pregnant, more than half of those undergoing stress-busting therapies—55 percent of those participating in a mind-body approach and 54 percent of those who took part in a support group—actually ended up getting pregnant within a year, compared with 20 percent of those who did not receive intervention. Know Before You Show • Strange but Common Pregnancy Dreams -- And What They Mean • 12 Crazy (and Hilarious) Family Travel Mishaps • 40 Must-See Places to Take Your Kids Before They're Grown • 8 Ways to Prepare Older Siblings In Every Issue • Ovulation Calendar • Am I Pregnant? • Need Name Inspiration? Try BabyNamer! • Is it time to get help in trying to conceive? Frustrated With a Health Condition "I went to see my doctor to make sure it was OK to get pregnant, and was diagnosed with PCOS and pre-diabetes. Since then, I have been working on getting my glucose levels regulated, as my OBGYN wouldn't clear me to get pregnant until they were." Dealing with a medical issue that's making it harder to have a baby? You're not alone. Talk about it in our community. Sign up with just one click! • Pregnancy & Newborn • Baby & Toddler • Stuff We Love • Love Your Home • Free & Fun Stuff • Big Kids See All Newsletters Hot Tools Trying to Conceive? Whether you're waiting to ovulate or ready to take a pregnancy test, connect with other women who know how you feel on the iVillage Trying to Conceive Message Boards. It worked, I'm pregnant! Now, tell me everything I need to know about being pregnant! Sign me up for the amazing weekly pregnancy email! Click the button below. Your Subscription You are receiving this email with tnia541.gogo@blogger.com. Change your email address or update your subscription preference. Someone forward this newsletter to you? Subscribe to get your own! Unsubscribe Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Contact Us Have a question? Need a hand? Contact our Customer Support team. Follow Us Facebook Pinterest Twitter Instagram Youtube © 2013 iVillage, Inc. All rights reserved. | 75 9th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10011 | Privacy Policy