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Mean hormone concentrations of cortisol (μg/ml), estradiol (pg/ml) and prolactin (ng/ml) are plotted for weeks 2 –17 postpartum. All hormones significantly decreased over time, with the exception of cortisol which subsequently increased to near post-delivery values between weeks 11 and 17 postpartum.
