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  • 11Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 2Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 3International Yoga Teachers Association, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 4Departamento de Ginecologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 5Departamento de Ginecologia, Casa de Saúde Santa Marcelina, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

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