How the Child's Birth Changes Father's Body and Brain

Hormonal changes in the mood, stress, and many unexpected changes in the body are things that pregnancy and childbearing bring to a woman's life.

Yet, despite the belief that a father remains intact because he does not carry a baby and does not bear it, recent studies have shown that males too experience hormonal and neurologic changes when welcoming newborns into their lives.

Below, we bring you some of the changes that men's bodies and minds go through during their mate's pregnancy and after childbirth.

testosterone levels decrease

The testosterone is the male hormone responsible for developing male reproductive functions and motivates males to find mates. Studies show that males with high testosterone levels are more likely to be lured into female eyes.

But apparently the testosterone levels of young fathers can be reduced by 34%. Scientists believe that this can be explained by the fact that males who have only become parents focus attention on the family and resist the desire to seek other partners.

In addition, the lower the testosterone level in the new father, the more he is willing to care for the child.

Oxytocin levels can increase

Those fathers who play with their children have higher levels of oxytocin in the blood compared with fewer fathers.

Oxyxin is the hormone responsible for reliefs, love, positive feelings and strong relationships among people, while it naturally grows in young mothers during and after birth.

Even the brain of young fathers changes

Recent studies have shown that the male brain experiences the same changes as young mothers.

Brain areas connected with commitment, mercy, and communication with a child have more gray and white matter between 12 and 16 weeks of pregnancy than at first.

Males may also experience depression after giving birth

Postborn depression is the condition of pregnancy and li

The condition, and usually involves frustration, anxiety, hopelessness, and despair.

Researchers believe that this depression is not only a female problem but also about 10% of males experience it, and it tends to be caused by low testosterone levels.