After giving birth, the male libido drops

Scientists from the University of Michigan in the US have found that the birth of the baby reduces the libido of his father, who felt almost as exhausted and worn out by stress, as well as mother. And in the case of men, the devastation is purely emotional.

Sex after childbirth

We have just become mothers Women often have problems with the first postpartum sexual contact. It is well known, but few suspected that the same problems occur in young fathers. Experts say that the pope is almost just as worried about the renewal of their sexual activity, because at the time of childbirth feel very tired. And, besides, they feel "move" because of the appearance of a new man in the family.

Research shows that one in five young father does not resume classes sex after childbirth   his wife for more than 3 months. Every third has sex with his wife for 6 weeks after giving birth, and about the same number of men begin to perform marital duties ranging from 7 to 12 weeks after the appearance of a baby into the world.

One of the main reasons why men are not in a hurry to deal with   sex after childbirth   his wife is not very good physical condition of the spouses. However, the most important factor was the lack of time, as noted in the study, whose results were published in Journal of Sexual Medicine.

In total, the researchers studied the behavior of 114 sex partners of young mothers within the first 3 months after childbirth. It turned out that fatherhood is quite a lot of stress for men. And a pair of return to regular sexual life later than it has always been assumed. By the way, this is one of the few studies that have investigated the mood fathers after childbirth - all the other focused on the emotions of mothers. (READ MORE)

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