💞 Pets and Infertility:
An Unexpected Emotional Buddy Infertility can be an incredibly stressful and emotionally draining journey for couples. The constant cycle of hope and disappointment, invasive treatments, and social pressure may contribute to anxiety, depression, and hormonal imbalances.
Surprisingly, having a pet can offer subtle yet significant support.
🐶 How Pets Support Couples on the Infertility Journey:
Reduced Stress = Improved Fertility: Chronic stress can disrupt ovulation and reduce sperm quality. Pets help reduce stress levels, which can positively influence reproductive hormones.
Boosted Oxytocin Levels: Bonding with pets increases oxytocin — a hormone that plays a role in reproduction, maternal behavior, and emotional bonding in couples.
Encouragement of Physical Touch & Emotional Intimacy: Stroking or cuddling a pet increases dopamine and serotonin — neurotransmitters vital for emotional regulation and a healthy libido.
Distraction from Fertility Pressure: A pet offers a new focal point of care and affection, helping couples reconnect with joy, playfulness, and purpose beyond medical treatments.
Positive Lifestyle Changes: Pets promote healthier routines — regular sleep, activity, and mealtimes — all of which support hormone balance and reproductive health.
Natural Support for Your Fertility & Well-being
At Healthy World, we understand that fertility and emotional health are deeply connected. We offer holistic consultations tailored to your needs, including:
🔍 Now Available:
✓ Hormone-balancing herbal formulations
✓ Fertility-focused nutrition kits
✓ Stress and adrenal health evaluations
✓ Quercetin, iron, vitamin D, CRP, and celiac rapid tests
✓ Practitioner-only natural products dispensed on-site
Let us support you create the best possible environment for conception and wellness.
📍 Visit us at Healthy world
[95 Church Street, Onehunga, Auckland 1062]
text/message - +64274726282
📧 contact@healthyworld.co.nz | 📞 09-6361050
References:
🧠 Stress and Its Impact on Fertility
Harvard Medical School — Mind/Body Institute
Summary: Chronic stress can disrupt the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, leading to irregular menstrual cycles and reduced sperm quality.
Source: Domar, A. D., Clapp, D., Slawsby, E. A., Kessel, B., Orav, J., & Freizinger, M. (2000). The impact of group psychological interventions on distress in infertile women. Health Psychology, 19(6), 568–575.
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
Summary: Stress does not directly cause infertility but can worsen pre-existing reproductive challenges and interfere with treatments.
Source: ASRM Practice Committee. (2013).
Optimizing natural fertility: a committee opinion. Fertility and Sterility, 100(3), 631-637.
🐾 Animal Interaction and Stress Reduction (Supportive for Fertility)
Beetz, A., et al. (2012).
Title: Psychosocial and psychophysiological effects of human-animal interactions:
The possible role of oxytocin:
Summary: Interacting with pets increases oxytocin levels, which not only enhances emotional bonding but also plays a role in reproductive physiology.
Journal: Frontiers in Psychology, 3, Article 234.Friedmann, E., & Son, H. (2009).
Title: The human-companion animal bond: how humans’ benefit
Summary: Companion animals reduce stress and support psychological resilience which can positively affect overall health
Journal: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 39(2), 293-32
🌿 Holistic Approaches That Include Stress Reduction for Fertility National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Summary: Yoga, mindfulness, and emotional support (including pet therapy) can help reduce anxiety and improve fertility outcomes.
Source: Li, Y., et al. (2016). Effects of yoga on infertility in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal: BMC Women's Health, 16(1), 1-8.
