Oxytocin

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Abstract

The article looks at the benefits of sex. The author says that sex in a loving relationship triggers the release of oxytocin in women which promotes feelings of affections and triggers the nurtur...

The article reviews the book "The Oxytocin Factor: Tapping the Hormone of Calm, Love and Healing," by Kerstin Uvnas Moberg.
Database: Alt HealthWatch

Last July, at La Leche League International's Physicians' Seminar in Anaheim, California, Dr. Niles Newton, Professor of Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University in Chicago, spoke on "Oxytocin: Hormone of Orgasm, Birth, Breastfeeding, and Bonding." In the past, oxytocin has been ignored by researchers because its small molecular size made it difficult to study and because until recently scientists have given more attention to the hormones associated with fear, aggression, and stress.

Focuses on a study about the gender differences on stress management. How females respond to stressful situations; Biological mechanisms involved in stress reactions; Significance of oxytocin an...