Oxytocin is used to prevent excessive bleeding. "It appears that the women were given excessive doses of oxytocin, which worsened their conditions," sources said.

Oxytocin, a neuropeptide and peptide hormone, is produced by neurons in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary to control breastfeeding and labor. Recent studies have revealed that ...

The oxytocin receptor (OXTR) is a G protein-coupled receptor with a diverse repertoire of intracellular signaling pathways, which are activated in response to binding oxytocin (OXT) and a similar ...

If your uterus doesn’t contract down properly (uterine atony) it may cause you to bleed. Studies have found prolonged use of synthetic oxytocin (named Syntocinon in Australia and Pitocin in the USA) ...