by Andrew Fiouzi Reading this article is just going to make things worse Here’s something you were told at nauseam as a teenager: Wear a condom, because if you don’t, she’s going to get pregnant. Here’s something you were probably never been told as a teenager: If it’s finals week and you’re super stressed out over trying to memorize the quadratic equation or understand the allegory of the old man and the marlin , forget the condom and go for it, because in all likelihood, your swimmers won’t make it to the finish line. That’s right: Sperm, like just about everything else, is negatively affected by stress. “When you think globally, living in a chronic state of stress affects your entire body,” says Jamin Brahmbhatt , a board-certified urologist and infertility specialist. When your body is affected by chronic stress , he explains, it focuses its attention on saving your vital organs, which I’m sorry to report does not include your balls. “Anything