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Is there a real link between stress and my ovaries?

Nerves from your stress system run into your ovaries. This research is new.

2 findings. Best evidence here: moderate.

Your ovaries and your nerves

  1. Moderate Reproductive

    Nerves from your stress system run directly into your ovaries.

    The ovary is directly wired to the nervous system; nerve signals help regulate ovarian function and fertility decline

    UCSF/Science 2025

  2. Moderate Reproductive

    Ongoing stress can affect your ovaries as well as your mood.

    Chronic psychological stress impairs ovarian function via HPA/cortisol pathways (review)

    Int J Mol Med 2024

See all the research findings, each with a link to its study.

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