Rachel,
If pitocin has a half life  merely three minutes, could you explain why pitocin
causes edema in the mother for such a long period after the birth?  Maybe my
understanding of "half life" isn't really understanding.
Thanks,
Kerri Bundy

>
> Subject: Pitocin and bilirubin
>
> Pitocin, when released in the bloodstream, has a half-life of less than 3
> minutes, so protein binding shouldn't be a concern as far as I can reason.
> It is also secreted by both mothers and babies; it's sort of like heparin -
> not able to survive the GI tract, and a physiologic substance.

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