A Brief Overview of Oxytocin

Oxytocin is a mammalian hormone and nuerotransmitter associated with fetal neurons, orgasm, nipple stimulation, and attachment. Synthetic oxytocin is sold as medication under the trade names Pitocin and Syntocinon and also as generic oxytocin. Oxytocin is destroyed in the gastrointestinal tract, and therefore must be administered by injection or as nasal spray. Oxytocin has a half-life of typically about three minutes in the blood. Oxytocin given intravenously does not enter the brain in significant quantities - it is excluded from the brain by the blood-brain barrier. There is no evidence for significant CNS entry of oxytocin by nasal spray. Oxytocin nasal sprays have been used to stimulate breastfeeding but the efficacy of this approach is doubtful. Some have suggested that the trust-inducing property of oxytocin might help those who suffer from social anxieties and mood disorders, while others have noted the potential for abuse with confidence tricks.

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[supersherlock]

cool beans nigga

[T1darlantan]

Pretty basic knowledge, but still thanks for uploading :D

[RoyleMiah]

Did she say we could use this by nasal spray? Wow- this complicated mess of a molecule does a whole lot of great things. Do they sell it at GNC???