> And the men that had spent longer looking after babies showed the largest drops in testosterone. Those that shared a bed with their infants also had lower levels.
Dad here. Maybe…it’s the lack of sleep? Involved fathers tend to have less sleep.
Several of the studies described changes in hormones before the child was born.
Parents also tend to gain weight, and higher BMI is associated with a decline in T.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3809034/