The hormone withdrawal hypothesis of postpartum depression: a translational approach
The hormone withdrawal hypothesis of postpartum depression (PPD) attributes the onset of depressive symptoms to the rapid postpartum withdrawal of the ovarian hormones estradiol and progesterone that occurs during the first five days following childbirth. Although a number of human and non-human ani...
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University of Iowa
2011
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| Online Access: | https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1261 https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2645&context=etd |