Struggling to get pregnant?

Professor Niels Skakkebaek, at the University of Copenhagen, pointed to research showing significant declines in sperm counts among men in the Western world, adding we must act now to find out what could be causing such disturbing trends.
The research, published in July, reviewed thousands of studies and concluded that sperm concentration had fallen by 52 per cent among men in Western countries between 1973 and 2011.
Today, around 20 per cent of men have a low sperm count – and first time mothers are, on average, four years older than they were 40 years ago.So what are anxious couples to do?
       WORRYING REALLY DOES MAKE IT WORSE                                                               It's understandable to worry but you have to calm yourself down. Stress is a huge problem when it comes to fertility and really can create a vicious circle.

The more stressed couples become about the situation, the harder it can be to conceive. Stress doesn't just drive a wedge into your relationship – it damages the body, too. One theory is that stress raises cortisol levels and this affects many physiological functions in the body – including fertility.

Indeed, the link between stress and fertility is continually being cemented.

In 2014, scientists at Ohio State University discovered that women with the highest levels of stress hormones in their saliva were far more likely to fail to get pregnant within 12 months of trying.

Women with high levels of the biomarker were 29 per cent less likely to get pregnant each month than those with low levels, the researchers found.