Gained 17 Pounds During My Wifes Pregnancy – How to Counteract These Hormones?

There’s good evidence that testosterone drops when a guy becomes a dad, and the drop may begin as soon as he learns his spouse is pregnant. Here’s an article about it. It’s very roughly a 240 ng/dL drop based on studies.

But you’re probably overeating a bit, too, and under more stress (even if it’s positive stress).

There does appear to be something to Couvade syndrome, but it’s not an official medical diagnosis.

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