Work Stress Can Cause Infertility

Work-related stress, long working hours and erratic schedules are taking a toll on couples in Kolkata. Women, in particular, lose interest in leading a normal conjugal life, doctors say. And it is women in the IT sector who fare the worst, with long working hours that leaves hardly any time for personal life.

"A peculiar problem that we are seeing in the last few years is the rise of temporary infertility cases. Work-related stress damages the endocrine system leading to temporary infertility. This is a reversible ailment and can be treated," said gynaecologist Ranjit K Chakraborty.