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Kerry Fanson, Head of Wildlife Conservation and Reproductive Endocrinology Lab, La Trobe University

‘Stress hormone’ cortisol is blamed for infertility, but major new study hints that could be wrong

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There’s arguably no single hormone that has grabbed hold of the collective consciousness as much as cortisol.

Social media is overflowing with information about the evils of cortisol: it messes with your face, your belly, your sleep, your skin, and, perhaps most concerning, your fertility.

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