Monday, February 26, 2007
Hello!!! Wow, this is probably the eighth post on oxytocin already! By now you should know quite a lot about oxytocin, so here are some common questions asked about oxytocin. You can test yourself, too!
Q. What is oxytocin?
A. Oxytocin is a hormone that is produced in the body, which is released during arousal, excitement, orgasm stages of sexual response cycle and non-sexual physical content. It causes feelings of warmth, relaxation and decrease in stress. It is related to feelings of love and emotional connections between two parties.
Q. What is the use of Oxytocin?
A. Oxytocin is used to stimulate breastfeeding; it is being released during breastfeeding to help the breast to eject milk. It also stimulates uterine contractions of the uterus during conceiving so as to induce labour.
Q. What are some of the side effects when using oxytocin?
A. One may suffer from nausea, vomiting and more intense or abrupt contractions of the uterus. In severe cases, one would experience breathing difficulty, swelling of mouth, irregular heartbeat, heavy bleeding after childbirth and even blood clotting problems etc.
Q. What happens when there is insufficient or no oxytocin present ?
A. One will suffer from deficit in social recognition. These causes people to face difficulty in social interactions. One will face difficulty in defining emotions. In severe conditions, a mother suffering from lack of oxytocin would not have a natural bond with her child and it may cause danger to the child as the mother suffers form impaired nurturing abilities.
That's about it.. hope this post clarifies your doubts about oxytocin. (=
