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Responses to Laboratory Psychosocial Stress in Postpartum Women

Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY (M.A.); VA San Diego Health Care System, San Diego, CA (L.S.R.); Laboratory of Clinical Science, NIMH Intramural Research Program, Bethesda, MD (Y.-M.L.); Department of Psychology, The University at Albany-SUNY, Albany, NY (C.A.F.); Department of Psychiatry (S.W.P., C.S.C.), University of Illinois, Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL.

View larger version (27K): [in a new window]   Fig. 1. Hormonal and physiologic responses to Trier Social Stress Test in lactating, nonlactating, and nonpostpartum women. Period of stress test (time +10 to +20 minutes) is represented by the shaded gray bar. Values are mean ± SEM.

View larger version (17K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2. Mean ± SEM oxytocin levels before and immediately after the Trier Social Stress Test in lactating, nonlactating, and nonpostpartum women.

View larger version (17K): [in a new window]   Fig. 3. Mean ± SEM allopregnanolone levels before and 10 minutes after completion of the Trier Social Stress Test in lactating, nonlactating, and nonpostpartum women.