fatherhood

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According to a 2011 paper from University of Notre Dame professor Lee Gettler, part of the largest study on fatherhood and testosterone ever conducted, men averaged around a 25% drop in testosterone after becoming fathers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Joe Gonzales founded Brooklyn Stroll Club in late 2024 after becoming a dad and fruitlessly searching for a local fatherhood group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

But Anastasia also pointed to "the lack of a fatherhood culture".

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

"The transition to fatherhood often involves both positive experiences and a range of new stresses," says Jing Zhou, PhD student at the Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and co-first author of the paper.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

The idea of fatherhood unleashed a swirl of emotions in me.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini