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    oxytocin
    /ˌɒksɪˈtəʊsɪn/

    noun

    • 1. a hormone released by the pituitary gland that causes increased contraction of the uterus during labour and stimulates the ejection of milk into the ducts of the breasts.

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  2. my.clevelandclinic.org › health › articlesOxytocin: What It Is, Function & Effects - Cleveland Clinic

    Mar 27, 2022 · Oxytocin is a natural hormone that regulates childbirth, lactation, sexual arousal and social behavior. Learn how oxytocin works, what happens when its levels are low or high, and how it's used in medicine.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › OxytocinOxytocin - Wikipedia

    Oxytocin is a peptide hormone and neuropeptide normally produced in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary. [4] . Present in animals since early stages of evolution, in humans it plays roles in behavior that include social bonding, love, reproduction, childbirth, and the period after childbirth.

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  5. www.healthcentral.com › mental-health › oxytocinOxytocin: What It Is, How It Makes You Feel & Why It Matters

    Sep 23, 2021 · Oxytocin is a hormone and neurotransmitter that regulates social bonding, trust, empathy, and reproductive functions. Learn how oxytocin works in the brain, how it impacts relationships, what triggers it, and how it differs in men and women.

  6. www.verywellhealth.com › what-is-oxytocin-5090160Oxytocin: Multiple Roles in the Body - Verywell Health

    Oxytocin is a hormone and chemical messenger produced in the brain that plays multiple roles in the body, such as childbirth, breastfeeding, bonding, and sexual response. Learn about oxytocin's production, functions, effects, and potential therapeutic uses.

  7. www.health.harvard.edu › mind-and-mood › oxytocin-the-love-hormoneOxytocin: The love hormone - Harvard Health

    Jun 13, 2023 · Oxytocin is a hormone that facilitates childbirth, breastfeeding, and bonding. It can also decrease stress and anxiety, and be boosted by touch, music, and exercise.

  8. www.britannica.com › science › oxytocinOxytocin | Definition, Discovery, & Effects | Britannica

    Jul 2, 2024 · Oxytocin is a neurohormone that regulates uterine contractions, milk ejection, and maternal behaviour in mammals. It also influences social and sexual behaviour, and is produced by the hypothalamus and stored in the pituitary gland.

  9. www.yourhormones.info › hormones › oxytocinOxytocin | You and Your Hormones from the Society for...

    Oxytocin is a hormone that controls aspects of the reproductive system, such as childbirth and lactation, and a brain chemical that influences human behaviours, such as sexual arousal and trust. Learn how oxytocin is produced, secreted, regulated and involved in various disorders.