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How long does it take hormones to regulate after pregnancy?

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Dr. Victor Beshay answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Depends : Depends on breastfeeding. If you are not breastfeeding it may take as little as 4-6 weeks to return to baseline hormone levels. However if breastfeeding, it may take months and baseline hormone levels may not return until breastfeeding is stopped.

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Answered 6/9/2017

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