From http://www.wombecology.com/oxytocin.html
Michel Odent:
"There are basic differences between the effects
of an intravenous injection of oxytocin and the effects of the
same hormone released by the pituitary gland. The first difference
is that injected oxytocin does not cross the blood-brain barrier
and does not reach the brain receptors: it has no behavioural
effects. In other words it is not a hormone of love. The second
difference is that the natural hormone must be released by pulsations
in order to be effective. Intravenous injection is continuous;
this is a way to explain why the doses of synthetic oxytocin must
be comparatively high to be effective."
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA
Intuitive Parenting Network LLC
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