Oxytocin is a hormone (produced in the hypothalamus) that was discovered in the early 1900 by Sir Henry H. Dale. In medicine oxytocin is mainly known for speeding up the birthing process and promoting the expulsion of breast milk. But: oxytocin has more physiological roles than previously recognized.
What does speeding up the birthing process and expulsion of breast milk mean?
What does speeding up the birthing process and expulsion of breast milk mean?