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Oxytocin

Naturally occurring hormone/peptide involved in bonding, trust, and sexual response; also used clinically for labor induction.

CategorySexual Health / Hormonal
Regulatory standingNo approved product cited
Typical routeNasal
Half-life~3-5 minutes
Common dose range10-40 IU intranasal as needed
Typical cycle lengthAs needed

BioHack Track models Oxytocin at a half-life of 0.1 hours, so every dose you log is decayed against that curve and the app shows estimated active levels — not just what you typed.

No approved product cited

No FDA-approved product for this compound is cited on this page, and no approved human dose is quoted. Treat the range below as research and community practice rather than a prescribed dose.

Reconstitution

Often supplied as a pre-mixed nasal spray.

Storage

Refrigerate.

Cautions

Clinical use for labor induction is tightly dosage-controlled; self-administration for other purposes is not well studied.

Track Oxytocin in BioHack Track. Half-life, dose range and route come pre-filled from this library — log a dose and the app counts your vial down, models what is in your system, and puts it on the same chart as your labs and body composition.

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What the evidence says

Evidence Check asks 10 questions about every compound. For Oxytocin it can answer 2 of them, from the papers we hold — graded by how strong the study design is, not by whether the findings are flattering. These are the same verdicts the app gives.

Strongest EvidenceWound healing

Meta-analyses or systematic reviews exist — the highest grade of evidence there is, whatever they conclude. Read them.

  • Oxytocin dosing during trial of labor after cesarean to minimize the risk of uterine rupture: a systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-Analysis · Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM · 2026 · PMID 41241095
Some Clinical EvidenceLongevity

Clinical trials in humans have looked at this.

  • An interaction between oxytocin and a genetic variation of the oxytocin receptor modulates amygdala activity toward direct gaze: evidence from a pharmacological imaging genetics studyRandomized Controlled Trial · Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci · 2013 · PMID 24071915

Look up the research

These open a search of each database for Oxytocin — they are not citations, and nothing here is evidence for any particular dose. The same links are in the app.

Work it out

Selected published studies

12 papers naming Oxytocin in the title, drawn from PubMed and limited to reviews, meta-analyses and trials. Each was checked against PubMed’s own record for its title, journal and year. This is a starting point, not an evidence review — nothing here is offered as support for the dose range above, and the list is not exhaustive. See the editorial policy.

Where these figures come from

The half-life, route and dose range on this page are compiled from published pharmacokinetic literature, manufacturer and product monographs where one exists, and the ranges commonly reported in clinical and research use. They are kept as a range rather than a single figure because that is what the sources actually support — a half-life varies with route, formulation and the person.

These are not citations, and this page is not a review of the evidence. Where a number matters to you, follow the database links above and read the source. We say so plainly rather than dressing a compiled reference up as one.

Nothing on this page has been reviewed by a named clinician. It is a reference for people already tracking a protocol, not a recommendation to start one.

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