Where Does Pitocin Come From? A Look at Synthetic Oxytocin
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Approximately 50% of women in labor in the United States receive Pitocin to either induce or augment labor [1.6.1]. This widespread use leads many to ask: **where does Pitocin come from?** The answer lies not in nature, but in a laboratory, as it is a man-made, synthetic version of a natural hormone [1.2.1, 1.2.3, 1.2.5].
