EF#4: Stress, Hormones, Fertility and Endo with Lizzie Alexander

So today I wanted to share with you information about stress and how this affects your delicately balanced hormones, which are so important for fertility. I also go into how this can affect your endometriosis, and even how your endometriosis affects your stress response. Stress is something that I have experienced many many times in my life for a variety of reasons. I have had chronic fatigue in my 20's and now, unfortunately, have low cortisol and DHEA, what is now called "HPA axis dysfunction" and it is something that I am having to deal with as otherwise, it will prevent me from getting pregnant.

So, some of the things I talk about are:

• What stress is – physical, emotional, internal and external?
• The endocrine system and some of the important glands and hormones associated with stress, endometriosis and fertility
• What our stress response actually is
• How stress and cortisol affect fertility
• How endometriosis is affected by stress and how it affects our stress response
• Chronic fatigue and the different types and potential reasons
• My personal experience with stress and trying to get pregnant, its effect on my endometriosis symptoms

PLUS, four ways you can manage stress and how to support your body's response to stress!!

Mentioned links

• Ari Whitten – The Energy Blue Print: https://www.theenergyblueprint.com

Endo Fertility links and resources:

• Join my Endo Fertility community! Find us in the Thrive and Conceive with Endometriosis Facebook Group.
• Follow me on Instagram and Facebook

• Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Optimistic Future

Relevant blogs:

• 5 ways to reduce inflammation and improve fertility and endometriosis

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