What gland causes your body to make oxytocin?

Question

What are the symptoms of low oxytocin, especially in a man?

Answer 1

Much research has been done in animals recently regarding the importance in oxytocin as the 'trust hormon'.

Well documented diseases due low oxytocin in man have not been definitely shown but it is believed that certain states are due to low oxytocin.

Recent research has revealed that the mother-child bond

depends on oxytocin.

Development of trust is supposed to depend on oxytocin and hence it has been dubbed the 'trust hormone.

Oxytocin is supposed to regulate 'social interactions.

A relation ship between Autism and Oxytocin levels in the mother's blood during pregnancy has been suggested.

They are now thinking of using oxytocin to treat Autism.

Affection is also supposed to depend on oxytocin levels.

If one surfs the web there is lot of interesting reading about oxytocin.

Oxytocin is manufactured mainly in the hypothalamus of the pituitary gland

Iam quoting one such web address below.

http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/...

Answer 2

Oxytocin is made in hypothalamus and is released into the blood from the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland. Oxytocin is also made by some neurons in the paraventricular nucleus that project to other parts of the brain and to the spinal cord.