Open AccessVariation in maternal urinary cortisol profiles across the peri-conceptional period: a longitudinal description and evaluation of potential functions
Author(s) -
Pablo A. Nepomnaschy,
Katrina G. Salvante,
Leilei Zeng,
C. Pyles,
Huiting Ma,
JE Blais,
Lan Wen,
Cindy K. Barha
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/dev086
Subject(s) - morning , urinary system , pregnancy , endocrinology , medicine , physiology , cortisol awakening response , circadian rhythm , longitudinal study , hydrocortisone , biology , genetics , pathology
How do women's first morning urinary cortisol levels, a marker of stress axis activity, vary during the peri-conceptional period (the 12 weeks around conception)?
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