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To: Antonello
You do know what hypocortisolism means, right?
Why, yes, I do.
See reply 183, to wit...See, the chronic sexual abuse victims had a lower cortisol output (hypocortisolism) as they...

The study's conclusion clearly states that rape-induced PTSD tends to cause HPA-axis dysregulation, resulting in depressed cortisol levels.

This is what the study says in the "Background: section...

In chronic sexual abuse victims with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis can be dysregulated. In single rape victims, PTSD symptoms are hypothesized to function as a chronic stressor leading to similar HPA-axis dysregulation.

They concluded what they hypothesized.

188 posted on 08/23/2012 1:55:20 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: philman_36
See reply 183, to wit...See, the chronic sexual abuse victims had a lower cortisol output (hypocortisolism) as they...

Feel free to reference my post #187, where I point out that you completely ignored the sentence linking single rape events with the same lowered cortisol.

190 posted on 08/23/2012 1:59:37 AM PDT by Antonello (Oh my God, don't shoot the banana!)
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