Yes.Oxytocin is directly released by sucking reflex, initiated by baby sucking the milk of mother. It gives immense satisfaction to to mother to feed the Baby. It also create the psychological bonding between Mother and Baby, apart from protecting her from future Breast cancer.
Oxytocin is the hormone that stimulates milk let-down in female mammals. The pituitary gland is responsible for the release of this hormone, as is the suckling action of the young and the fact the mother does not feel any stress, as this affects milk production.
Yes; high levels of stress deprive your body of oxytocin; the 'love' hormone.
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Oxytocin is a peptide hormone and is removed by enzymatic cleavage in the plasma.
Oxytocin is very similar to vasopressin.
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