A 21-year-old British man gave birth to a girl? Can a
man become pregnant?
As soon as I switched on my computer and started my
online search to begin my day, this news caught my eyes – A 21-year-old British
man gave birth to a girl. And my first instinct was can a man get pregnant?
Well, as far as I know (a post graduate in science), a man cannot get pregnant.
So I wanted to read the story of this 21-year-old British man, named Hayden
Cross, became the first man in the UK to give birth to a baby. So before you
blindly believe this news, here is what you need to know about. And more
importantly, can a man get pregnant and deliver a baby?
The truth is, Hayden Cross, 21, is transgender,
meaning he was born as a female (men trapped in a female body). According to
reports online, he is living as a man legally for three years and was
undergoing sex transition through hormone treatment from a woman to a man.
However, he put his sex transition on hold to get pregnant. He also retained
his breasts and ovaries to carry a child.
As per reports, he wanted to freeze his eggs on the
NHS to have a baby in the future. However, the medical authorities refused to
do so. As he was financially not able to afford to get the procedure privately,
he was in search for a sperm donor. And luckily, he found one through Facebook.
Hayden Cross conceived with the help of a sperm donor and announced his
pregnancy in January, which was the first of its case in the country. According
to The Sun, Cross calls his daughter an ‘angel’ and was quoted saying, “She’s
perfect in every way… she is so good. I’m so lucky.” The 21-year-old is
planning to resume his paused transition. In the next stage, he will have his
breast and ovaries removed.
11.07.2017
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