Mother Nature ensures fathers don’t stray from home

IN what may seem like news to women everywhere, a study has found that men are less likely to stray after having children because fatherhood lowers testosterone.

Mother Nature ensures fathers don’t stray from home

Apparently, it is nature’s way of ensuring the male stays at home and contributes to child care.

Testosterone is the male hormone that increases sex drive and drives men to compete for mates. But once they become fathers, macho mating activity may conflict with parental responsibilities.

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