A Woman's Dream Come True? Or Not

Female pregnancy is a very natural thing. Male pregnancy on the other hand is not something that should normally happen. "Male pregnancy is the carrying of one or more embryos or fetuses by the male of any species inside their bodies," a definition from wikipedia. A man can only become pregnant by having an ectopic pregnancy. An embryo and placenta are implanted into the abdominal cavity just below the membrane that lines the cavity of the abdomen. Female hormones are given orally so the mans body doesn't reject becoming pregnant. However once the man becomes pregnant he no longer needs to take hormones because the pregnancy takes over. An topic pregnancy is one of the most common causes of death in pregnant women. The risk of massive hemorrhage when the ectopic ruptures is just a much for a man as it is for a women. Then to top it off the only way the baby can be born is through Cesarean section. The placenta is very difficult to remove because it forms connections with blood vessels which when removing can cause hemorrhage. Other organs such as the bowel could also become attached, and they may need to be removed in order to get the placenta dangerous procedure that I am not sure why any man would want to take part in. It is a wonderful thought that men would take over the role of mom for 9 months and or the father to feel what it is like, but that's all I believe it should be, a thought. I can't imagine my husband walking around with a baby growing inside of him. According to most of the message board posts on the RYT Hospitals website, many people feel that this is unnatural. One woman even said, "This is against God. Mr. Lee is a sick man. Repent now before it's too late. You sick, sick people. God will pay you back for this evil you have created. Repent! Repent!" There are many opinions out there on this topic; I tend to completely agree with most people that male pregnancy is just very unnatural at this point in time.

References:1.Male Pregnancy. March 18, 2007 Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_pregnancy#ReferencesAccessed March 19, 2007.2.

The Science of Male Pregnancy.RYT Hospital Dwayne Medical Center. Available at: http://www.malepregnancy.com/science/Accessed February 27, 2007, March 19, 2007.