Pitocin Is Not Oxytocin – Blog | Kelly Brogan MD

What is Oxytocin? “The Love Hormone”.  Sounds important, no? Turns out that we know very little about the hormone oxytocin, beyond that it is incredibly relevant to multiple metabolic, behavioral, and endocrine functions. In a compelling review entitled Beyond Labor: The Role of Natural and Synthetic Oxytocin in the Transition to Motherhood, the study’s authors (Bell