one could make the argument that stress leads to a more clenched ballsack which leads to higher temps which leads to a higher percentage of irregular sperm which could lead to... but that time has passed. congrats on the clean bill of health.jdschall said:Stress can cause high blood pressure which can lead to problems; preclampsia, low birth weight, early labor, etc. But birth defects like Downs are genetic and would be in no way related to stress. Unless you believe in auras and chakras and all that freaky hippy shiz. You've got to have you karma aligned man.