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Oxytocin and Autism Ranking: Insufficient/Mixed evidence

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Oxytocin is a powerful drug with some potential side effects and contradictions. For this reason it should only be obtained from an appropriately qualified medical professional.

Please note: the use of oxytocin via nasal inhalers is currently unlicensed within the UK. The other delivery mechanisms (injection and infusion) are only licenced for use within hospital settings in the UK.

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Oxytocin is a powerful drug with some potential side effects and contradictions. For this reason it should only be obtained from a qualified medical professional, such as an endocrinologist (a doctor specialising in medicine that relates to the endocrine system, which is the system that controls hormones).

Updated
17 Jun 2022
Last Review
01 Nov 2017
Next Review
01 May 2024