Male Pregnancy: Reasons Not to Continue...

The topic of male pregnancy is such a hard concept to grasp for both genders. Then there’s the issue of how to define the term, male pregnancy; does that mean you have to be born 100% male for it to be considered a male pregnancy or a woman who went under incision to become a man? Although a bisexual transman was originally a woman and still has the physiology of a woman after the surgery, would they be considered a male pregnancy because they have a male appearance? There are cases that transmen have given birth but in my opinion, that is not considered a male pregnancy. But what I don’t get is why we don’t spend our much needed money to impregnate infertile women. Producing a baby with a man and a woman is hard enough with all the complications some have faced like miscarriages, now we’re storming up new ways to make life that more complicated. Male pregnancy in itself has a lot of complications and the fact that if it were possible, the male would have to have an ectopic pregnancy, which is deadly.

Male pregnancies are performed by using In Vitro Fertilization to induce an ectopic pregnancy, a gestation elsewhere in the uterus. This technique of implanting an embryo and placenta into the abdominal cavity could result in a severe risk of hemorrhage when the ectopic ruptures; the most common cause for women dying in pregnancy. Not to mention, the surgery process, when the baby is ready to be born. Cutting so close to the vessels or other organs near the abdomen wall is a very big risk. Aside from the risks to the father, what about the baby’s risks? So far, we have no information if the baby will be healthy or not. This procedure might increase the chances to developing birth defects in the baby.

Overall, ectopic pregnancies are very dangerous and the most common cause for women dying in pregnancy and we are now increasing the risk to men. Also, they are not focusing on the issue of infertility in men and women who want to conceive but aren’t able to due to complications, which may not be their fault. I support the fact that we are not trying to develop new techniques into the health care facilities but why should we move on to new issues rather than keep the money for other purposes we have not yet completed in succeeding?

Source: http://www.malepregnancy.com/science/