ArticlePhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2022
Is paternal oxytocin an oxymoron? Oxytocin, vasopressin, testosterone, oestradiol and cortisol in emerging fatherhood.
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- Effects of a Baby Carrier Intervention on Fathers' Sensitivity, Involvement, and Hormonal Levels: Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Study.Parenting, science and practice · 2024Article
- Prolactin and oxytocin: potential targets for migraine treatment.The journal of headache and pain · 2023Review
- Hormonal and behavioral responses to an infant simulator in women with and without children.Developmental psychobiology · 2022Article
- The Roles of Androgens in Humans: Biology, Metabolic Regulation and Health.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Oxytocin does not stand alone.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2022Article
- Is paternal oxytocin an oxymoron? Oxytocin, vasopressin, testosterone, oestradiol and cortisol in emerging fatherhood.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
How do hormonal levels in men change from pregnancy to after the birth of their firstborn child, and what is the role of oxytocin, alone or in interplay with other hormones, in explaining variance in their parenting quality? We explored in 73 first-time fathers the development of five hormones that have been suggested to play a role in parenting: oxytocin (OT), vasopressin (AVP), testosterone (T), oestradiol (E2) and cortisol (Cort). In an extended group of fathers (
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