Mothers have lower testosterone than non-mothers: Evidence from the Philippines
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Mothers have lower testosterone than non-mothers: evidence from the Philippines.
Testosterone (T) is lower among fathers and men in committed relationships, suggesting that the hormone mediates the trade-off between mating and parenting effort. The function of T in women and responses of the hormone to relationships or motherhood are less well understood. Here we report relationships between T and pairbonding and motherhood in a random sample of 67 women (20.9 to 22.4 years...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hormones and Behavior
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0018-506X
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.01.014