Oxytocin is a molecule of natural origin; more precisely, it is a peptide hormone produced by the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary. Oxytocin is a hormone involved in various functions of both the female and male organism; however, during pregnancy it is of particular importance as it is able to stimulate contractions and induce labor when gestation comes to an end, while during the lactation phase it stimulates the milk ejection reflex.
Given its properties, oxytocin is administered to pregnant women in the form of a drug with the aim of inducing labor, then childbirth and the birth of the child. In addition to this, oxytocin as a drug can also be used to counteract any post bleeding. -partum.
Clearly, oxytocin as a drug present in currently available medicinal specialties is obtained synthetically.
