Jose Maria Garcia, a 19-year old born
with both ovaries and testicles and has both male and female se x organs
has given birth this morning at the Amisola Maternity Hospital, reports
the Manila Times. Both babies were also born hermaphrodites, displaying
physical characteristics and private parts of both genders, a
“miraculous event” according to Dr. Xi Huan Chow, Medical director at
Amisola Maternity Hospital.
“We are privileged to experience such an unusual birth” he told reporters, visibly happy with the turn of events. “Hundreds of people have come to witness these miracles of nature. Both babies are extremely healthy and vibrant with life,” he explained with enthusiasm.
“We are privileged to experience such an unusual birth” he told reporters, visibly happy with the turn of events. “Hundreds of people have come to witness these miracles of nature. Both babies are extremely healthy and vibrant with life,” he explained with enthusiasm.
Jose Maria Garcia, the mother and father
of the two children, admits the birth was not expected at all. “I have
never had any se xual experience with someone outside of myself. I was
unaware that I could impregnate myself, but I would never go back even
with what I know now. These children are beautiful and I am happy to
share my life with them,” he told reporters.
Most experts believe such an occurrence
is impossible outside of the animal kingdom, although many cases of
human self-fertilization have been reported in medical literature,
explains leading researcher Dr. Akira Hashimoto of the University of
Tokyo. “In acexual reproduction, an organism can reproduce without the
involvement of another organism. Acexual reproduction is not limited to
single-celled organisms. For example, a great number of snails and slugs
are hermaphrodites. Hermaphroditism is also found in some fish species
and to a lesser degree in other vertebrates,” he acknowledges. “The
evolution of se xual reproduction is still a major puzzle for
biologists,” he admits.
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