Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
One study exhibited the proposed effects that oxytocin had on Tsimane men who had been hunting for varying periods of time. [48] Once the men returned home, it was found that oxytocin levels were higher in those men who had hunted for longer periods of time. As a result of the longer time period spent hunting, the increased levels of oxytocin ...
Uterine contraction: important for cervical dilation before birth, oxytocin causes contractions during the second and third stages of labor. [74] Oxytocin release during breastfeeding causes mild but often painful contractions during the first few weeks of lactation. This also serves to assist the uterus in clotting the placental attachment ...
The reduction of antisocial behaviour and aggression is attributed to increased levels of oxytocin in the infant during breastfeeding. [4] [8] Human breastmilk contains oxytocin and this hormone is also released in the child due to physical contact and warmth during breastfeeding. [1]
OT can modify heart rates and cause excessive fluid intake (antidiuretic effect). Intravenous infusion (IV) of oxytocin is often used to induce labor and enhance milk lactation during postpartum care. IV use can cause side-effects such as cardiovascular manifestations in the form of tachycardia and bradycardia. In addition, nausea, vomiting ...
Oxytocin and prolactin, hormones released by mothers during lactation that may facilitate bonding, [17] [9] [22] are also produced by males and others in the presence of a crying infant. [ 8 ] Infants appear to have coevolved adaptations in response to those in older children and adults.
Synthetic oxytocin, sold under the brand name Pitocin among others, is a medication made from the peptide oxytocin. [6] [7] As a medication, it is used to cause contraction of the uterus to start labor, increase the speed of labor, and to stop bleeding following delivery. [6]
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of research on variation during the menstrual cycle of women's sexual activity with partners and the effects of the use of the combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP) by women on their sexual desire show that sexual desire is self-reported to be unchanged in most women taking COCPs, but also conclude that ...
Oxytocin is produced in the brain and several reproductive tissues during pregnancy, while the receptors are produced in reproductive tissues. [35] During human parturition, the quantifiable level of blood plasma oxytocin rises: it becomes twice as much during the initial phase of dilation and continues to increase until the second stage of ...