When we peel back the layers of history, it is interesting to note that a pregnant man image has always been a source of fascination throughout the centuries. Folklore, literature, mythology, anthropology as well as psychology all have many tales attesting to its appeal.

The concept of male reproduction was not unknown in the seventeenth-century, although an example of a man who gave birth to a monster in Granada may be just a tale. In Europe and Spain, tales of pregnant men appeared and continued for centuries.

Since it is the most uncommon phenomenon, the reaction to the news of two men Lee Menwei and Thomas Beattie being pregnant comes as a surprise (should we say shock,) and feelings of wondrous disbelief at the new world of human reproduction.

Lee Mingwei is a Taiwanese American and a fairly popular artist, who is said to be the first pregnant man in modern history. Reports say that the credit to this astonishing feat goes to a team of doctors at RYT Hospital, Dwayne Medical Center in New York. Using In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF), they induced an ectopic pregnancy by implanting an embryo and placenta into Minwei’s abdominal cavity. (more…)