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Motherhood vs. Career: Finding Balance in Today’s World

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  Motherhood vs. Career: Finding Balance in Today’s World Ruchi Sharma, a 37-year-old executive at a multinational corporation, has been married for seven years and has been trying to conceive for the past two years. Despite normal test results, she’s still struggling with infertility. "In the first five years of my marriage, I didn’t even think about having a baby," says Ruchi. "Work, meetings, and deadlines consumed my life. But when I decided to start a family, I found it wasn’t happening. Now, I feel like I'm sinking into depression." Ruchi’s experience isn’t unique. There’s a growing number of women who delay motherhood for career reasons, a phenomenon that has become especially prevalent in metropolitan cities. Over the past three decades, professional and personal opportunities for women have exploded, leading many to postpone starting families. A surprising statistic reveals that 33% of high-achieving women between the ages of 41 and 55 remain childless,...

Can Stress Cause Infertility?

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  Can Stress Cause Infertility?  Infertility is a growing concern for many couples trying to conceive, and one question that frequently arises is whether stress can impact fertility. While stress alone may not be the sole cause of infertility, scientific research suggests that chronic stress can negatively affect reproductive health in both men and women. How Stress Affects Female Fertility 1. Hormonal Imbalance When a woman is under constant stress, her body releases high levels of cortisol and adrenaline , which can disrupt the delicate balance of reproductive hormones such as luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) . These hormones are crucial for ovulation, and any imbalance can lead to irregular cycles or anovulation (lack of ovulation). 2. Irregular Menstrual Cycles Chronic stress can interfere with the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian (HPO) axis, leading to delayed or missed periods. This makes it difficult to predict ovulation, reducing the chance...