Objective To improve the method of establishing a postpartum depression rat model after hormone withdrawal following hormone-simulated " pregnancy" and evaluate the model. Method 25 SD female rats were randomly divided into normal group ( n = 10) , experimental group ( n = 15) . Qualified animals were selected after ovariectomizing bilaterally in the experimental group, which received daily injections of the hormones estradiol 2. 5 μg and progesterone 4 mg for the first 16 days, estradiol 50 μg for the next 7 days. In the normal group, no treatment was performed, and the same amount of olive oil was injected for 23 days. In the first week after modeling, the behavioral tests were conducted through Open Field Test ( OFT) and Forced Swim Test ( FST) . Result Compared with the normal group, the experimental group exhibits significantly shortened horizontal movement distance in the OFT and increased immobility time in the FST. The difference was statistically significant (P<0. 05) . Conclusion By improving the method of establishing model, a model of postpartum depression rat after hormone withdrawal following hormone-simulated " pregnancy" was successfully established, and a reliable evaluation method was found.