Table 2: Levels of Oxytocin (OT), Seasonal Daylight Hours and
Ratios of Oxytocin Levels in Women with and without Oral Contraceptives (OC).
|
Mean seasonal
daylight hours |
6 (Winter) |
10 (Autumn) |
15 (Spring) |
|
Oxytocin level
(pg/ml) |
|||
|
Study groups |
|||
|
Women with OC |
430 ± 212 |
370 ± 215 |
405 ± 207 |
|
Women without OC |
301 ± 149 |
332 ± 186 |
263 ± 138 |
|
Mean OT level |
|||
|
with OC/without OC |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.5 |