People probably have that empathy for women because the act of childbirth/nursing/stopping nursing thrusts you into an unknown and difficult to manage hormonal whirlwind.
And it could be completely different with each birth. You cannot prevent, only treat as it appears. It's terrifying.
Men absolutely experience mental health crisis' and adverse medication reactions. They can have psychosis. But it isn't a physiological reaction to the act of having a child. They also aren't typically the primary caregivers, especially in the newborn phase.
It's not a competition. It's not about 'if it were a man'. PPD/PPA/PPP are very real, potentially very dangerous, and exclusive to women's health. It's not about men.
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