A man born a woman has become Britain’s first male mother despite having a sex change. The man, who is in his thirties, gave birth last year after having hormone treatment to reactivate his womb, which was not removed during the original sex change operation.
Joanna Darrell, of the Beaumont Society transgender support group, said the man had asked about the health implications of keeping his womb and what surgery he could have before it became impossible to carry a baby.
Darrell told The Sunday Times: “He got back in touch about six months ago to thank the society for its help and to say he had had the baby.”
The baby is thought to have been delivered by caesarean section but it is possible the man retained the ability to give birth naturally.
Darrell – who confirmed the story with the Mail Online this morning – believes he is the first British man to have given birth. She said: ‘As far as we know there is only him, one man in American and one in Spain who have done this.’
The man is following in the footsteps of American Thomas Beatie, who became the world’s first pregnant man in 2007 and has since given birth to three children, Susan, Austin and Jensen.
Beatie, 38, who lives in Arizona with wife Nancy, was born a woman, Tracy Lagondino.
He began having testosterone injections when he was in his twenties, which lowered his voice, gave him facial hair and altered his reproductive organs.
In 2002 he had his breasts removed and legally became a man but kept his vagina, uterus and other female sex organs so he could have children because Nancy had had a hysterectomy.
He stopped taking testosterone to become pregnant and the couple bought sperm from an anonymous donor.
Mr Beatie underwent artificial insemination and reportedly gave birth naturally.
Last year Beatie revealed he was planning to have a hysterectomy, just months after filing for bankruptcy.
–Source: facenfacts