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Anyone heard of Oxytocin?

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lucy5 · 31/07/2006 22:12

I've just been reading about giving birth in Spain and read that it is commonly used. I have googled it and am wondering if it's the drip they give you when you are induced, I can't remember.

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RubyRioja · 31/07/2006 22:13

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Nemo1977 · 31/07/2006 22:14

it is the hormone based drip to bring on contractions also cyntocin.

hester · 31/07/2006 22:17

Yep, it's used for induction. I think it's also used in the fourth stage to expel the placenta.

pupuce · 31/07/2006 22:24

Oxytocyn is the natural hormone you produce when you make love and when your uetrus contracts.
In pregnancy/birth it is used to induce (syntocynon or pitocin in the US) and it is also used to accelarate labour. It is FAKE (pharmacological) oxytocyn.
In the 3rd stage - placenta - they use a combination (in the UK) of syntocynon and regometrine called syntometrine and its use is to speed up the 3rd stage (and officially to reduce risks of haemorrhages but then again it increases your chances of a retained placenta).

In the UK it (syntocynon) is not as routinely used as it is on the continent where births are much more actively managed with far more epidurals and episitomies.
Hope that helps :-)

pupuce · 31/07/2006 22:27

Gosh all those typos!

Oxytocyn is the natural hormone you produce when you make love and when your uterus contracts.
In pregnancy/birth it is used to induce (syntocynon in the UK or pitocin in the US) and it is also used to accelerate labour. It is FAKE (pharmacological) oxytocyn.
In the 3rd stage - placenta expulsion - they use a combination (in the UK) of syntocynon and ergometrine called syntometrine and its use is to speed up the 3rd stage (and officially to reduce risks of haemorrhages but then again it increases your chances of a retained placenta).

In the UK it (syntocynon) is not as routinely used as it is on the continent where births are much more actively managed with far more epidurals and episiotomies.
Hope that helps :-)

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lucy5 · 31/07/2006 22:27

I was just wondering if I had had it when I was induced with dd,[in England}. just trying to prepare myself for all the weird and wonderful things they are going to do to me here! [worried emotion]

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pupuce · 31/07/2006 22:30

If you had a drip then yes you had synto. You can be induce with "just" the gel or pessary called prostin and not need the synto.

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lucy5 · 31/07/2006 22:32

Yes, I had the gel and then the drip. Horrible but at least now I know what I might be in for. Thanks.

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pupuce · 31/07/2006 22:35

Find out what the procedures are though... you may not need it but it (the synto) may be routine and you might be able to decline routine synto???
On a multip (which you are) you will probably won't needed anyway !!!!!

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lucy5 · 31/07/2006 22:38

Sorry to be dim but what does multip mean? Is it that it's a second pregnancy? i also hear that epsiotomies are run of the mill here but haven't worked out if it's only for first births. I'm going to have to do a lot of investigating

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pupuce · 03/08/2006 14:07

Yes multip means it isn't your 1st pregnancy/birth
Yes episiotomies are run of the mill but I am sure you need to ask what their policy/view is on 2nd time mums... I suspect it isn't as common but then again every OB is different!

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