Psychological and hormonal stress response patterns during a blood donation.
M D HoogerwerfI J T VeldhuizenEva-Maria MerzW L A M de KortM H W Frings-DresenJ K SluiterPublished in: Vox sanguinis (2017)
Donating blood influences psychological and hormonal stress response patterns. The response patterns differ between women and men, first-time and experienced donors and between donors high and low on non-acute stress.