Adrenal cortical response to circumcision in the neonate.
A study was designed to document the responsiveness of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis to the stress of circumcision during the first 6 hours of life. There was a rise in both serum cortisol and cortisone levels in all infants studied. The rise in cortisol was greater than the rise in cortisone in all infants.
D002944:Circumcision, Male; D003348:Cortisone / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005316:Fetal Distress / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010913:Pituitary-Adrenal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000503:physiopathology; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000097:blood*
D003348:Cortisone; D006854:Hydrocortisone