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    example‚ Dabbs et al (1995) found that violent offenders had higher testosterone levels than non-violent offenders and Coates et al (2008) found that financial traders with higher testosterone levels took greater risks. Women have higher levels of oxytocin than men. Some researchers have linked this to

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    management of adherent placenta. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2007;86(1):48-54. [Medline]. 17. McDonald S‚ Abbott JM‚ Higgins SP. Prophylactic ergometrine-oxytocin versus oxytocin for the third stage of labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004;(1):CD000201. 18. Elbourne DR‚ Prendiville WJ‚ Carroli G‚ Wood J‚ McDonald S. Prophylactic use of oxytocin in the third stage of labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2001;CD001808. [Medline]. 20. Oladapo OT‚ Fawole B‚ Blum J‚ Abalos E. Advance distribution of

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    hot you would get negative feedback. 14. According to Model 3‚ the stimulus during childbirth is the baby pushing against the cervix and the response to this is the hypothalamus releasing oxytocin. 15. The hormone that increases the intensity of contractors when released from the hypothalamus is the oxytocin. 16. When the intensity of contractions increases‚ the stimulus will decrease because it is trying to maintain a normal

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    with uterine massage  Use medication early  Consider prophylactic medication...  Bimanual Uterine Exam Confirms diagnosis of uterine atony.  Massage is often adequate for stimulating uterine involution.  Medications for Uterine Atony  1. Oxytocin promotes rhythmic contractions.  Give IM or IU‚ not IV. (Can cause  BP)  40U/L at 250cc/h. 2. Methergine 0.2mg (1 amp) IM  3. Hemabate 0.25mg IM q 15min (max  X8). Medications: Methergine Causes tetanic uterine contraction.  May trap placenta

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    blood pressure and increasing the levels of oxytocin. A. High blood pressure is associated with rapid heart rate‚ anxiety or stress. 1. These conditions are mainly psychological that can be cured certain therapy methods. 2. Petting a dog can create a positive atmosphere such as friendship and affection; by practicing this type of therapy‚ it can reduce anxiety and will finally lower blood pressure and heart rate. B. Therapy dogs can increase levels of oxytocin‚ which can boost happiness‚ improve empathy

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    Hyper secretion causes SIADH leading to over hydration Oxytocin 1. Produced and released by Hypothalamus / Posterior Pituitary Gland 2. Target of Oxytocin are uterus and mammary glands 3. Effects of Oxyocin are to stimulate uterine contraction during childbirth‚ to trigger milk ejection‚ & to play a role in sexual arousal and orgasm 4. Regulation of Oxytocin is neural 5. Oxytocin is a peptide 6. Oxytocin is water soluble 7. Oxytocin works by Secondary messenger – PIP2 8. Endocrine disorders

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    of my story. As De Dreu very accurately described in his 2013 book‚ Oxytocin has two primary effects that give proof of my story. On the one hand it enhances a sensation of trust in the other person. Trust is best characterized as the unconscious expectation of reciprocity of the other party. Thus‚ the hormone that underlies social interaction gives rise to the expectation of benefits for the self. Further‚ the effects of Oxytocin give rise to feelings of parochial cooperation. The parochial group

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    for such fundamentally severe deficits in ASD do not exist‚ the results we found provides oxytocin as a potential therapeutics. Our results show for the first time‚ a beneficial effect of oxytocin on attention to brief stimuli. Attentional deficits are often co-morbid in attention-deficit disorder (ADHD) and ASD‚ [52] which is perhaps reflective of a shared etiology between the ASD and may explain why oxytocin improved both deficit types in Shank3 deficient rats. We

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