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SAN FRANCISCO (January 14, 2008) Human fertility research shows that by cultivating “mindfulness” and reducing stress women can significantly increase their chances of getting pregnant. Based on this research, here in the Bay Area, San Francisco’s Laurel Fertility Care is pioneering a popular Mind-Body Fertility Program to help women eliminate the stress and depression which inhibit fertilization and ovulation, ultimately preventing pregnancy.
“Infertility is stressful and can feel like a life crisis,” says Buffy Lundine, a stress reduction specialist who runs the Mind-Body Fertility Program at Laurel Fertility Care, “And we now know that stress and depression flood the body with hormones which adversely affect the reproductive system.” Read the rest of this article »