Cortisol is a reproduction friend, not enemy

What BBN said about it

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe claim under review: cortisol is the stress hormone, the villain in every body, and I swear by that.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWell, I've spent years blaming it for everything that's gone wrong in my life.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA major international study of the role cortisol plays in reproduction has found it may not be the villain it's been depicted as, Phys.org reports.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMajor and international. So the whole world agrees with me.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNot quite. The researchers found cortisol may not be the villain it's been depicted as, and it may actually promote healthy reproduction.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPromote?

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPromote. And the word is may.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe summary doesn't give numbers, so I can't tell you how big the effect is or who it applies to.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo the ruling is myth, and I'm ruined.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's complicated. Myth that it's only a villain, but the research is early, so talk to your doctor before rewriting your whole view of stress.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThen my new belief is that worrying is healthy, and I'm the healthiest man alive.