Anne Truong MDMen's Sexual Health Doctor

The Science of Bonding: How Oxytocin and Prolactin Strengthen Social Connections During an Orgasm

10 May 2023 · 1 min

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A short explanatory YouTube video by Anne Truong MD (uploaded May 10, 2023) describing how oxytocin and prolactin contribute to social bonding during breastfeeding and orgasm. The speaker states oxytocin — secreted by the pituitary and released in the hypothalamus — promotes closeness and attachment, while prolactin is released during orgasm and contributes to post-orgasmic satisfaction, reinforcing social connection.

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Oxytocin hormone is released during orgasm and particularly with women that breastfeed. So oxytocin is secreted by the pituitary gland and is released in the hypothalamus. And this hormone makes you feel close to others and it promotes affection. So oxytocin is known as the bonding hormone because it's released during breastfeeding to facilitate a sense of attachment and love. Another hormone called prolactin is also released during orgasm. It's responsible for that feeling of satisfaction that accompanies with orgasm. And it's really your brain way of strengthening social connection during an orgasm.