9 D- m( {* t! n8 X0 F5.39.217.76醫學專家對此表示，若是女性在進行變性手術時沒有切除子宮及卵巢，未來只要接受賀爾蒙療程即有可能懷孕，且若是還有保留陰道等女性生殖器官，甚至能夠自然分娩，因此變性後懷孕並不是件難事。, e1 ~; y& q2 N) Q' V$ |: L0 E
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這名英國“男性母親”並不是全球第一位。美國俄勒岡州的湯瑪斯在2008年成為全球第一位懷孕的男子，目前已透過人工受孕的方式生下3名小孩。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ ?$ l" x3 i6 ~% _1 n! R
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變性人多選擇切除子宮 ! m8 b7 i! k7 R% v$ k. o9 |4 U+ `荷爾蒙治療日漸完善，變性人懷孕的成功案例亦隨之增多。多倫多的“創造生殖中心”本月透露，曾為數名未切除子宮的變性“男子”，提供荷爾蒙治療，可見情況日漸普遍。公仔箱論壇0 @9 i3 ^$ x' G( ~& m. @" A/ E
, `, P @, }$ {* i- b5.39.217.76但如變性人保留子宮及卵巢，又同時服用高劑量男性荷爾蒙睾丸素，會大增患癌風險，故很多變性人選擇切除子宮。 : H; I3 b- H7 r1 B0 \公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇. C4 r0 W% K! Z! c; E' K2 d# f
但有專科醫生表示，近年曾遇過2個案例，選擇在切除子宮前貯存卵子，及後聘請代母產子。 5 j! g" R) D5 i/ Z8 N3 W4 m, yTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。（星洲日報／國際）tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. d4 j& o7 F. D! I( Y* ]
5.39.217.76: `' w7 h: n7 Z& B 作者: vandas 時間: 2012-2-14 05:42 AM
Britain's first 'male mother': Man born a woman is first in UK to give birth despite having sex changetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 P' m& r! z7 \! w# f
The man had hormone treatment to reactivate his womb ( ~7 b. d# k) E `TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。He is one of only five 'male mums' in the world 5 W* O( S6 M) h4 T4 UTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The baby is thought to have been delivered by cesarean sectionTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 _1 J% }) z9 y3 |
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1 ~7 o* y6 C+ T* z2 |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA British man is believed to have given birth, causing an ethical controversy.公仔箱論壇: N( I: ], F; Z9 m( [% o% N
The ‘male mother’ started life as a woman but underwent a sex change. He is thought to have had the baby last year, while living as a man.公仔箱論壇8 N2 N# k3 X# L. c! D
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Medical experts said that if the womb is not removed in sex change surgery, there is nothing to stop a woman who becomes a man from having a child. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。6 e( k8 I* _+ h; j, g0 }
But others said that the welfare of the baby is paramount and queried how the child will deal with even the simplest of issues, such as whether to call the man ‘Mummy’ or ‘Daddy’. 6 y7 u' v& _8 fTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 " p1 o4 V. L) u: s6 F( ?Only a handful of ‘male mothers’ have given birth worldwide and this is believed to be the first case in Britain.2 x9 l, j9 o. F# v) Y
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Details were revealed by Joanna Darrell of the Beaumont Society, which provides support to those have changed sex or would like to do so, a process also known as gender reassignment.公仔箱論壇6 P0 A0 t; M" b! w& O1 V
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She said the man, in his thirties, inquired about the practicalities of having a baby after the surgery. 公仔箱論壇7 Q2 r& Z0 X2 r0 Y. c
$ I$ c+ z; S' G$ ]6 N* f; Y Expecting: World's first male mum Thomas Beatie - born Tracy Lagondino - pregnant with his first child in 2008 2 m C' Z Q- N* htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb , y# H1 e% P! h! c7 \He was referred to another charity but later got back in touch to thank the society for its help and say he had had a baby. 1 ^9 _0 n8 Q) I' O+ g# H3 o公仔箱論壇 . M: `; l) w. @9 o5.39.217.76This call came around six months ago. It has not been disclosed whether the child is a boy or a girl. * c' S% ~6 X$ Z9 G5 \; q
" l$ x6 _. O' B* V' {5.39.217.76The charity that took the referral, the Gender Identity Research and Education Society, was unable to confirm the birth. ; ^4 g) P7 i% k$ h$ A 1 J& f8 o2 ~( ]8 R m5.39.217.76In 2008 Thomas Beatie, from Oregon, made headlines when he became the world’s first ‘pregnant man’ after a hysterectomy left his wife unable to conceive. He has now borne three children. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- e: U6 [6 B) ~0 | p; Y; A8 a
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New born: Thomas Beatie gave birth to his first child, Susan, in 2008 . e' m9 j9 g" a, Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 _7 | G/ a& b g. P3 p
He had retained his own womb and artificially inseminated himself at home, using donor sperm. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ]7 V3 Y2 [! W v0 ]
: T* Q0 a6 A! J; R; C# z4 IThe full circumstances of the British man are not known, but he is believed to have kept his womb in the sex change. 9 Y$ q+ g6 E" r' o0 d% `$ J5 ~. r% X. S0 |6 [
There is a variety of ways in which he could have become pregnant.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ D+ Y* Y/ J( e% ?8 k5 n
+ _4 I( f) T' j# gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe simplest involves producing and using his own eggs, having sex and conceiving and giving birth naturally. ! E3 P' z' y7 b) I9 b8 ~6 s: ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。" \" ^4 Z9 N/ ?; P! `
At the other end of the scale are scenarios that involve donor eggs and sperm, hormone treatments, IVF and a caesarean section. 公仔箱論壇! B ]0 U: q3 a" @ ?1 M- h
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Allan Pacey, a male fertility expert from Sheffield University, said: ‘This may seem quite complicated, but it’s actually fairly simple biology depending on exactly what surgery was performed and whose eggs and sperm were used.’ # v$ N$ d7 E6 I; z: U9 N# j & N: ~) c- y; vTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Gedis Grudzinskas, a Harley Street fertility specialist, said some of the possible techniques are little different from those which help post-menopausal women have babies. 3 l2 s8 K8 N/ {9 i" n公仔箱論壇5.39.217.76: i8 P l7 T8 q- b. ?6 L4 c; g2 X
He added that other babies may have already been born this way in Britain.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- g0 W; w/ o- l, P9 M8 i! v$ ?& j
‘This is the first time someone has stuck his head above the parapet but it wouldn’t surprise me if it has happened before,’ he said. & v4 o% M/ O3 Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇8 ~9 P/ e/ X3 i0 |- m0 T' L
‘There is no reason why this particular individual would be the only one to consider it.’ TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。* R$ O6 I# Y/ ^
% p1 u. K- X: }4 ?/ M! p- R5 a! V5 ITVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Former Tory MP Ann Widdecombe said: ‘It is a horrible muddle. What is the child going to think? # q) F6 {! Q2 e4 \9 a$ s% jTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 , S: h0 z7 _4 T# G‘The key thing is the child, in case anyone forgets that.’ # i; G# C( N7 I4 T公仔箱論壇 ( a, ?/ V$ a0 U& ^$ |! w) mTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Trevor Stammers, a lecturer in medical ethics and former chairman of the Christian Medical Fellowship, said the child’s ‘bizarre beginning’ would stay with it for the rest of its life. He told the Sunday Times: ‘You are hardly going to end up with a baby that is going to have a happy, productive and optimal childhood.’ , w ?6 [" X/ h" d2 X& d, l1 Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvb " q. u8 h8 F& ?, I- ~$ l8 _TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Dr Stammers added that while it is likely that any fertility treatment was done privately, it was ‘not beyond the bounds of possibility’ that the NHS paid for it. 4 R" r! I+ o; T7 \( G9 o公仔箱論壇Josephine Quintavalle, of the campaign group Comment on Reproductive Ethics, said: ‘It is a distortion of biology. + _, E; P" g- z$ V6 h, `公仔箱論壇7 X, u& I" e" l3 r% D" S
‘Whether we like it or not, human biology is for a male and female to produce a child and they are then called Mummy and Daddy.公仔箱論壇4 N1 i8 o% r, [, B$ R5 R
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‘If there is one thing that is uniformly agreed about children, it is that they like conformity, they like to be exactly the same as everybody else.公仔箱論壇/ O: y7 ^+ I& B$ k
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Expecting: World's first male mum Thomas Beatie - born Tracy Lagondino - pregnant with his first child in 2008
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