oxytocin hormone and childbirth?
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Yes it is synthesised naturally during chlbirth...it is required for breast feeding.\nBut i dont have any idea why they adminidter a pregnant women with oxytocin during labour.
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Most of the hormones produced in our bodies are excreted by the endoctrine system, the main contributor being the anterior and posterior pituitary.\n\nPosterior pituitary secretes 2 hormones: oxytocin (released during labor in women) and ADH (anti-diuretic hormone- released to increase sodium reabsorption when the body is dehydrated, low blood pressure, or in other cases when the body needs more water.)\n\nAnterior pituitary secretes many more hormones throughout your body, but the main ones are:\n\nFSH (follicle-stimulating hormone)\nLH (luteinizing hormone)\nACH (adrenocorticotropic hormone)\nTSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone)\nProlactin\nEndorphins (which make you happy)\n& GH (growth hormone)\n\nHope this helps.
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It's supposed to be Oxytocin, or at least it is sold as such, but reality is more complicated.  See ref.\n\nThe BBC had a nice documentary about the chemical reactions that occur when one is in love:\n\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/love/
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There are two major neurochemicals, known today), that might qualify as "chemicals of love".\nThey are phenthyl amine  (pea), and oxytosin\nOxytosin definitely enhances bonding, love, & affection \nSynthetic oxytosin cannot be taken orally as it is an oligopeptide. (in plain language, a small protein), made up of of 9 amino acids.\nTheacid in the stomach will destroy it before it is absorbed into the bloodstream. Also, pepidase enzymes, (Break down catalysts of proteins), that would chew it up in the intestines.\nBut extra oxytosin can be induced by touch, (including massage), cuddling and for females, handling or seeing a baby., etc.\nDan the Answers-Man.
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During pregnancy, most women experience a number of neuromuscular and biochemical problems which respond favorably to gentle, safe, noninvasive chiropractic care. These include:\n\nrelease of the hormone relaxin causes muscle and ligament relaxation \nallows joints to more easily misalign \nincreased weight gain \nincreased demand and fatigue on spinal and pelvic muscles \nincreased stress on spinal and pelvic ligaments \nincrease in lumbar and thoracic spinal curves which further increase the above \nincreased joint stress and thus occurrence of vertebral and sacroiliac joint misalignments \nchange in weight distribution \nincreased demand and fatigue on spinal and pelvic muscles \nincreased stress on spinal and pelvic ligaments \nincrease in lumbar and thoracic spinal curves which further increase the above \nincreased joint stress and thus occurrence of vertebral and sacroiliac joint misalignments \nThe above changes primarily affect the pelvic and spinal ligaments, muscles, joints and other supportive soft tissues. These changes cause sprain/strains of pelvic and spinal structures, as well as alteration of the normal spinal curvatures and spinal biomechanics. The result is an increased stress on the body leading to pain and discomfort.\n\nhttp://www.dcdoctor.com/pages/rightpages_wellnesscenter/pregnancy/chirocare.html
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Breast secretion or your pituitary hormones should be tested to see what is going on.  Have you ever been pregnant or breastfed a baby before?  THAT is a KEY question, even if on an IUD right now. If so, some women can retain-continue to produce milk in breasts for a long time after weaning, but one year after weaning is average-OK, esp if you have lots of nipple stimulation with sex and or have lots of orgasms.  Longer than a year could be considered abnormal, and hormone tests would then be given by a doctor to see if there is a pituitary imbalance of some kind. Oxytocin hormone from posterior pituitary is the hormone of nursing-letdown and orgasm and will keep the milk letdown continuing even after weaning.  \n\nWomen who have breastfed before and ARE nursing do have spurts of OXYTOCIN and release of milk easier than other women and can letdown (leak milk) when thinking about or hearing or seeing babies, esp their own!!!!\n\nHOWEVER......Women who have never been pregnant or nursed a baby CAN make milk and can nurse an adopted baby, but it is REAL hard, definitely is a HORMONAL WONDER and takes a long time and MUCH dedication to get the breasts to develop this way, but it can be done, esp with the use of a LACTAID device the woman wears while she feeds formula to a baby.  Maybe you would make a great "wet nurse!" Find a lactation consultant in your area to help you?  Call local hospital L&D dept and ask for the list of lactation consultants available.\n\nLots of places are looking for disease free breast milk for babies who need it. If any of this sounds of interest, contact me.  I am also a lactation consultant, nursed my kids total of 5+ years and still had milk in my breasts 7 years after weaning without any pituitary abnormality. Odd, yes!\n\nBreast discharge is also a warning sign of breast cancer.  If not that, there are some women who have serious psychosomatic causes of breast leakage that have NOT been linked to hormonal abnormalities or pituitary tumors.  Quite a complex topic, but needs testing.  Best wishes!
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Yes, women can produce milk without being or having been pregnant.  This seems to be a little known fact, but it is indeed true.  The chemical oxytocin stimulates the breast to produce and secrete milk.  Women can produce milk by 'tricking' their bodies into producing increased amounts of oxytocin by using a breast pump or having someone suck on her breast.  Some couples purposely induce lactation as a sexual practice. \n\nIn addition to induced lactation, some medications can cause lactation in both men and women.  If you are taking any new medications, you can check with your pharmacist to see whether or not this may be a side effect of the medication.
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Whenever I am pregnant (just had my 3rd)  I have such high blood pressure, and I OFTEN get those killer instant headaches immediately at the peak of orgasm.  I thought I was the only one...sheesh..   It is an instant, and almost crippling headache.  Kinda kills the mood...
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I've heard that by increasing your water intake can help reduce your stress levels. Also, try looking into breathing exercises. Just for thought... why else would they stress the importance of breathing during child birth?
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If your doctor feels that your baby is mature enough, then you can do these methods- otherwise I would not recommend it.  The safest ways to try and induce labor are by walking, nipple stimulation, eatting spicy foods, and sex with your partner having an orgasm.  There are other methods including with evening primrose oil but I would not recommend them.
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Stress has long been suspected as a possible cause of miscarriage, with several studies indicating an increased risk among women reporting high levels of emotional or physical turmoil in their early months of pregnancy or just before conception. But while a relationship has been noted, researchers didn't know exactly how a woman's stress could cause miscarriage. \n\nResearchers found stress hormones such as cortisol are raised in the bloodstream, suppressing the production of progesterone - a hormone which is crucial to the maintenance of a healthy pregnancy. \n\nIt was found that women who miscarried were more likely to have reported stress than women whose pregnancies continued. They were also more likely to have had lower progesterone and PIBF levels. \n\nResearchers are recognizing that there are two facets to the link between stress and miscarriage. One is that a stressful life can contribute to miscarriage. The other is that the stress of multiple miscarriages can make subsequent miscarriages more likely. The most recent study to back this theory, reported in the November 17, 2004 issue of New Scientist, concluded that stress releases a "cascade of hormones" that can lead to spontaneous abortion. It followed 864 pregnant women &3150; 55 of whom miscarried. Those who miscarried were more likely to have identified themselves as experiencing stress before or during pregnancy.
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Yes oxytocin is realeased in masturbation, but you don't bond with yourself. Your psyche doesn't know who it should bond with, so you end up bonding with imaginary people. You masterbate enough, it affects your sex life. Studies have shown that men who masturbate are more likely to fantasize about other women during real sex. Whereas oxytocin is supposed to make you bond with your partner, in masterbation it can make you feel impersonal to others.
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it isn't abnormal to have your pressure raised with labor.  but basically to determine if you have high blood pressure  3 seperate readings is needed.  but basically yess your body will return  it back.  working out is also a good way to control you bp too.
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As long as you are in your second trimester you will be fine.  We routinely give local ansth. to pregnant women if they have a dental condition that can't wait until the babies birth.  It is worse for the baby to have decay and infection going on in the mouth if it is severe, then it is to have this fixed using local anesth.  Novocain is not used anymore due to it being in the ester class of dental anesth. and many people were/are allergic to it.  We now use mostly amides, lidocaine, and a few others.  Most people are not allergic to the amide class as they were to the esters.  All the chemical jumbo aside, again you should be fine.  Just make sure you ask you ob/gyn before you have any dental work done.
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Prolactin has many effects, the most important of which is to stimulate the mammary glands to produce milk (lactation).\n\nIncreased serum concentrations of prolactin during pregnancy cause enlargement of the mammary glands of the breasts and increases the production of milk. However, the high levels of progesterone during pregnancy act directly on the breasts to stop ejection of milk. It is only when the levels of this hormone fall after childbirth that milk ejection is possible.\n\nSometimes, newborn babies (males as well as females) secrete a milky substance from their nipples. This substance is commonly known as Witch's milk. This is caused by the fetus being affected by prolactin circulating in the mother just before birth, and usually stops soon after birth.\n\nAnother effect, recently discovered by the University of Paisley and the Technische Hochschule Zürich, is to provide the body with sexual gratification after sexual acts. The hormone represses the effect of dopamine, which is responsible for sexual arousal, thus causing the male's refractory period. The amount of prolactin can be an indicator for the amount of sexual satisfaction and relaxation. Unusual high amounts are suspected to be responsible for impotence.\n\nOther possible functions of prolactin include the surfactant synthesis of the fetal lungs at the end of the pregnancy and immune tolerance of the fetus by the maternal organism during pregnancy.\nEstrogen is produced primarily by developing follicles in the ovaries, the corpus luteum and the placenta. Some estrogens are also produced in smaller amounts by other tissues such as the liver, adrenal glands and the breasts. These secondary sources of estrogen are especially important in post-menopausal women. Synthesis of oestrogenes starts in theca interna cells in the ovary, by the synthesis of androstenedione from cholesterol. Androstenedione is a substance of moderate androgenic activity. This compound crosses the basal membrane into the surrounding granulosa cells, where it is converted to estrone or estradiol, either immediately or through testosterone. There is evidence that a testosterone supplement can support female sexual desire (Braunstein et al, 2005). Many studies of the role of sex steroid hormones on sexual desire have been done in naturally post-menopausal women or women who have had their ovaries surgically removed. Such studies have found better correlation between sexual desire and androgen levels than for estrogen levels (Warnock et al, 2005). A clinical study found that women aged 18 to 44 who reported low sexual desire tended to have low levels of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (Davis et al, 2005). Dehydroepiandrosterone is an abundant sex steroid in women and like other steroids is efficiently sulfated. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a precursor steroid that can be converted to estrogens (estradiol) and androgens such as testosterone and 5α-dihydrotestosterone[1].
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Well there is some research that suggests that women who have had a first c-section do have a higher risk of uterine rupture during a later vaginal delivery. This is increased if your labor is induced the second time.\n\nTalk with your doctor about this. Only she can work with you to help you evaluate the risks and decide on a course of action.
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Well they say that the birthing process is not only painful for the mother but for the baby as well. Could you imagine being in the womb but then suddenly all the fluid that keeps you warm drains and the muscles around you start contracting pushing your head down into a very small canal that is usually much smaller than a adult fist. The pressure on a baby that is in the birth canal but be very painful. And then when you come out you are confused disorientated and cold and wet. I imagine it terrifying to be born. Thats probably why we do not remember it ;D\n\nReally though it is good for them to cry to get the air to the brain and lungs.