hypocortisolemia en · NOUN
Etymology
From hypo- + cortisol + -emia.
Meanings
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(uncountable) An abnormally low level of cortisol in the blood.
While in most cases salivary cortisol concentration is normalised within a two-week period after delivery, an abnormal adjustment to this state may result in a persistent HPA-axis suppression and hypocortisolemia, which is believed to increase the susceptibility to PPD.
2015 September 1, “Prenatal and Postpartum Evening Salivary Cortisol Levels in Association with Peripartum Depressive Symptoms”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: