The oxytocin system -- which helps release breast milk and strengthens the bond between mother and baby -- may be affected during breastfeeding in mothers experiencing postnatal depression. The ...

Oxytocin is a hormone best known for its roles in childbirth and lactation. Oxytocin is sometimes referred to as the “love hormone” or “love drug” for its roles in sexual bonding, parenting, and other ...

Oxytocin is often referred to as the “love hormone” because of its important role in facilitating and promoting bonding and connection. A large body of research shows oxytocin to be a key hormone ...

A new UC Berkeley study shows that the so-called love hormone, oxytocin, is also critical for the formation of friendships. Oxytocin is released in the brain during sex, childbirth, breastfeeding and ...

Maternity wards routinely use synthetic oxytocin to kick-start the birth process and keep it moving. That is the main reason why this hormone is so widely known. It is less well known that, after ...

Seahorses, Peruvian poison frogs, shingleback skinks, most birds and many fish all form long-lasting bonds with one, special, sexual partner. Among mammals, such monogamy is unusual; prairie voles and ...