Those Feel-Good Hormones
Sources Reviewed by Traci C. Johnson, MD on January 31, 2019 Medically Reviewed on January 31, 2019
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American Pregnancy Association: “Inducing Labor.”
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National Institute on Drug Abuse: “Drugs and the Brain.”
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