nytimes August 20, 2021 1:00pm Does Stress Actually Affect Fertility? #pregnancyandchildbirth #fertilitydrugs #anxietyandstress #childrenandchildhood #invitrofertilization #infertility #womenandgirls #hormones #babiesandinfants #parenting #news Does Stress Actually Affect Fertility? (Published 2020) The key to conception is to ‘relax,’ some say, but the evidence isn’t quite so tidy.