Variation in maternal urinary cortisol profiles across the peri-conceptional period: A longitudinal description and evaluation of potential functions
Journal article published in 2015 by
P. A. Nepomnaschy 
,
K. G. Salvante,
L. Zeng,
C. Pyles,
H. Ma,
J. C. Blais,
L. Wen,
C. K. Barha
,
K. G. Salvante,
L. Zeng,
C. Pyles,
H. Ma,
J. C. Blais,
L. Wen,
C. K. Barha
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Abstract
study question: 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)? summary answer: First morning urinary cortisol follows an overall increasing trajectory across the peri-conceptional period, interrupted by 2 week-long decreases during the week preceding conception and the fifth week following conception.