Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2552647 | Life Sciences | 2009 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
This animal study suggests that: 1) abrupt rather than gradual hormonal changes induce increased stress-reactivity and anxiety-like behavior; 2) postpartum blues may result from differences in the capacity to adapt to the changes of gonadal hormones; 3) Recovery of pregnancy-induced diminished HPA-axis response is independent of the postpartum hormone kinetics.
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Authors
Bennard Doornbos, Dirk S. Fokkema, Margo Molhoek, Marit A.C. Tanke, Folkert Postema, Jakob Korf,