Men dealing with fertility have a higher rate of depression.
The below research article investigated if men have issues with discussing their emotions/feelings while going through an IVF procedure.
It would be no surprise to woman, 50% of the men did not want to discuss their feelings. Men who could not discuss their feelings, had a higher rate of depression.
Depression can cause the body to release stress hormones which result in physical effects such as – poor sleep, weight gain, low sex drive and testosterone. Lowered testosterone will impact sperm quality.
Research articles clearly show a link between stress and sperm quality. If depression and stress result in similar hormonal release, then […]
Sperm Quality and Infertility