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SHOCKING: This Stress Hormone Stays Elevated for MONTHS After Trauma

September 28, 2025

Code to Conception

Daily micro-protocols for the 90-day miracle window

| September 28, 2025 |

🔬 Pre-Bump Biology  

Here’s the fertility killer most couples miss: cortisol that lingers for months. Sustained stress doesn’t just fray your nerves—it rewires reproductive signaling at the brain, ovary, and endometrium. The result? Fewer mature eggs, more sperm DNA damage, and lower odds of implantation and live birth.

🧬 Protocol Drop  

Today’s 1-Step Protocol: 

Commit to a structured mind–body program for 8–10 weeks (e.g., mindfulness, CBT-based stress groups, or yoga therapy). Evidence shows these lower cortisol, improve sleep, and—in IVF cohorts—*increase pregnancy rates by the second cycle*. 

👉 Read the full study summary

📚 Glossary Pop  

Hair Cortisol Concentration (HCC): A lab measure of cortisol stored in hair strands. Since hair grows about 1 cm per month, a 3 cm segment reveals your stress hormone load across the past 90 days—giving a clear window into whether stress is still suppressing fertility.  

Send this to your partner and choose your stress reset plan tonight—because every day of your 90-day window counts.
P.S. Tomorrow Teaser
Hidden inside clinical research is a shockingly simple reset ritual—one that can dramatically lower sperm DNA damage, recharge motility, and boost conception odds within just 90 days. Most doctors never mention it, but couples who discover this practice unlock a fertility edge their peers miss.

Want to learn more?

 Mínguez-Alarcón, L., Williams, P. L., Souter, I., et al. (2024). Women’s preconception psychological stress and birth outcomes in a fertility clinic: The EARTH study. Frontiers in Global Women’s Health, 5, 1293255. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2024.1293255](https://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2024.1293255) 

Szigeti, J. F., et al. (2024). Clinical effectiveness of the Mind/Body Program for Infertility. Human Reproduction, 39(8), 1735–1751. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deae119](https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deae119) 

Karunyam, B. V., et al. (2023). Infertility and cortisol: A systematic review. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 14, 1147306. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2023.1147306](https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2023.1147306) 

Schmalbach, I., et al. (2024). Longitudinal assessment of hair cortisol after trauma. Psychoneuroendocrinology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107561](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107561) 

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