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Oxytocin also may be used to control bleeding after delivery or to help make the milk flow in women who are breastfeeding their babies.

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How is oxytocin used in a normal delivery?

In a routine delivery, oxytocin may be given to the mother after the placenta has been delivered in order to help the uterus contract and minimize bleeding.


What hormone stimulates uterine contractions for the birth process?

The hormone that stimulates uterine contractions for the birth process is oxytocin. Oxytocin is produced by the pituitary gland and helps facilitate labor and delivery by increasing the strength and frequency of uterine contractions.


What side effects can oxytocin have?

Oxytocin has caused irregular heartbeat and increased bleeding in some women after delivery. It may also cause jaundice (yellowing of the eyes and skin) in newborns.


What stimulates the smooth muscle tissue in the wall of uterus promoting labor and delivery in females?

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Can a rabbit delivery be induced?

Yes, a veterinarian can give oxytocin to induce labor after 32 days of gestation.


What effects does oxytocin produce in females?

Oxytosin stimulates flowing of milk.Contracts muscles of womb during delivery of baby.


How is oxytocin used in the treatment of a miscarriage?

Oxytocin may be used in the treatment of a miscarriage to assure that all the products of conception (POC) are expelled from the uterus.


Which hormones are secreted by your posterior pituitary gland?

Antidiauretic hormone and Oxytocin are the two hormones released by posterior Pituitary gland. A.D.H. conserve the body water by reducing amount of urine. Oxytocin increases the milk secretion and to induce delivery you put a drip of Oxytocin. It promotes uterine contractions and relaxes the cervix to hasten delivery.


What is being controlled in oxytocin?

Oxytocin is a hormone produced by the hypothalamus and stored in the pituitary gland. It is used to start labor or to strengthen it. It can help reduce blood loss after delivery. Other uses are to keep men faithful, (often referred to as the trust hormone) As pain relief and as an anti-inflamatory An aid for dieters As an antidepressant and stress reliever


How if at all is oxytocin used clinical or commercially?

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Does oxytocin prevents premature births?

No oxytocin is used to stimulate labor. In humans, oxytocin stimulates milk let down during lactation, uterine contraction during birth and is released during sexual orgasm in both men and women.


What is an example of a positive feedback to maintain homeostasis?

During childbirth, the hormone oxytocin is released in response to uterine contractions. Oxytocin further stimulates more contractions, leading to the eventual delivery of the baby, which helps maintain homeostasis by expelling the fetus from the mother's body.