A Longitudinal Study of Plasma and Urinary Cortisol in Pregnancy and Postpartum

• Published in: The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism Vol. 96; no. 5; pp. 1533 - 1540
• Main Authors: Jung, Caroline, Ho, Jui T., Torpy, David J., Rogers, Anne, Doogue, Matt, Lewis, John G., Czajko, Raymond J., Inder, Warrick J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bethesda, MD Oxford University Press 01.05.2011; Copyright by The Endocrine Society; Endocrine Society
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Body Mass Index; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal - adverse effects; Cortisol; Cortisone - blood; Endocrinopathies; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Globulins; Hormones; Humans; Hydrocortisone - blood; Hydrocortisone - urine; Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis; Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System - physiology; Hypothalamus; Immunoassay; Liquid chromatography; Longitudinal Studies; Mass spectroscopy; Medical sciences; Oral contraceptives; Pituitary; Pituitary-Adrenal System - physiology; Plasma; Postpartum; Postpartum period; Postpartum Period - blood; Postpartum Period - urine; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Trimester, Third - blood; Prospective Studies; Tandem Mass Spectrometry; Transcortin - metabolism; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Vertebrates: endocrinology; Human; Urine; Corticosteroid; Obesity; Nutrition; Steroid hormone; Nutrition disorder; Antiinflammatory agent; Metabolic diseases; Cortisol; Hydrocortisone; Puerperium; Glucocorticoid; Blood plasma; Pregnancy; Follow up study; Adrenal hormone; Female; Woman; Endocrinology; Nutritional status

Context:There is a paucity of longitudinal data on plasma and urinary cortisol levels during pregnancy using modern assays. Furthermore, conflicting data exist as to the effect of the low-dose oral contraceptive pill (OCP) on cortisol.Design, Subjects, and Measurements:We conducted a prospective lon...