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Sounds serious, doesn't it?

Couvade Syndrome is what most of us know as male sympathetic pregnancy. It's when the husband of a pregnant woman develops some of the symptoms of pregnancy (weight gain, morning sickness, appetite changes). A condition which is doubted by many.

Curious? Read on…

Armin Brott discusses the whys (at least, in theory) of couvade syndrome and this research says that this condition does exist.

Anyhow, if you are an expectant father and you're interested in reading more about couvade syndrome (humour needed), check out Pregnant Man : How Nature Makes Fathers Out of Men.

Now, what do you think? Is it for real?

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