Fatherhood Decreases Testosterone
It turns out that testosterone levels dipped by one-third when a man became an actively involved father (spending three or more hours a day interacting with their child) and that dip was even more remarkable – about 50% – during the first month after his child was born, according to the journal entitled “Proceedings of the National Academy of Science”. The more time a father spent caring for his child, the lower his testosterone levels.”When fathers make a choice to be actively involved with their children, their biology responds,” said Lee Gettler, lead author of the study and graduate student in the department of anthropology at Northwestern University. “It reinforces that choice and may allow the father to maybe be more focused on that role.” For more information on this story click here.
