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

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

Some men prefer to talk to someone they think will viscerally understand what they’re grappling with, whether it’s bullying, sexual issues, intrusive thoughts, masculinity, fatherhood, divorce or job loss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

There are even a number of present-day human cultures in which collective fatherhood is practised, as for example among the Barí Indians.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari