bagochips Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 US 'pregnant man' has baby girl An American man who was born female but subsequently underwent gender reassignment has given birth to a girl, US media have reported. Thomas Beatie, 34, is legally male but kept his female reproductive organs after having breast surgery to remove glands and flatten his chest. Both Mr Beatie and his daughter are reported to be doing well in a hospital in Bend, Oregon. He was inseminated using sperm from an anonymous donor. The birth was natural, a source at St Charles Medical Center in Bend told ABC News, and took place on Sunday. While he has had his breasts removed and has taken male hormones to give him facial hair, he has kept his female reproductive organs and can therefore carry a baby Former model Mr Beatie, who sports a wispy beard, made headlines around the world when he revealed in April that he was pregnant. He told chat show host Oprah Winfrey it had been his dream to one day have a child. "I opted not to do anything with my reproductive organs because I wanted to have a child one day," he said. Mr Beatie grew up in Hawaii as Tracy Lagondin and was a Girl Scout, model and finalist in a teenage beauty pageant. He began to live as a man when he was in his 20s and officially changed his gender, he told People magazine. He has been married for five years to his wife, Nancy. Mr Beatie's obstetrician, Dr Kimberly James, told Oprah Winfrey in April: "This baby is totally healthy. This is what I consider a normal pregnancy." Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/7488894.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagochips Posted July 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Thinkin' of you, JP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 I'm going to have to think about this one for a while, but, at first glance, there's something not right here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wooly Mammoth Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 I'm going to have to think about this one for a while, but, at first glance, there's something not right here...ya think!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Dima's birth wasn't that far off from this.. why is everyone so shocked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Zimmy Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Why didn't his wife have the baby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 well, if his wife did, no oprah and press....my ? is why he changed in the first place if he always wanted to have a baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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