Pregnant Men

NICU_Nurse, BSN, RN · Apr 24, 2003

Okay, I'm voting for the "Full of It" school of thought. I visited the other parts of this web site, out of curiosity. First of all, the man who is 'pregnant' is an artist- a visual and PERFORMANCE artist. Please keep this in mind before you take this seriously!!! Secondly, anyone actually SEE the TIME magazine cover with him on it? I surely haven't.

But! Just for kicks, I also visited the part where you can "communicate" with their neuro-enhanced mouse. There is an option where you can have a conversation with him. Hmm. Also, you can 'race' him in a maze. He competes via brain transducers. Heehee.

Then! I found the BEST PART OF THIS WEB SITE!!!

Visit:

http://www.genochoice.com/

Here, you and your loved one can create a genetically enhanced baby. You can get your DNA scanned RIGHT OVER THE INTERNET and design the perfect baby, including chances for getting cancer and a myriad of other diseases, as well as eliminating pesky problems such as ADD (only $4000 more for this- well worth it, don't you think?).

But the real topper is this: If you sign up, after designing your baby, you will receive monthly emails and sonogram results, as well as get to meet (online) your surrogate mom. Apparantly, they implant your genetically designed super-baby into an anonymous surrogate, and wham! Nine months later you pick up your medical miracle. Or maybe they have it shipped to you, not sure.

I, luckily, was told on the site that a 'scan of my records' showed that my insurance would cover ALL COSTS of this endeavor. Whew. I was about to hold a can shake across from the Piggly-Wiggly.

I highly advise that you all check this out immediately, so that we can start a new army of uber-babies. I've already ordered twins.

(Who, just FYI, will be arriving with red hair and hazel eyes...how'd they KNOW that?)

debbyed · Apr 24, 2003

Delivered by stork; I suppose.

Hardknox · Apr 24, 2003

This was posted here a couple of years ago, so if it was true this dude should have had his baby by now and been headlined in the media.

ShortFuse_LPN, LPN · Apr 24, 2003

Even if this were true,it would never really happen. Just think of how your hubby acts when he has the flu or something.....can you imagine how they would carry on with all the morning sickness, backaches, wt gain, and everything else that goes along with pregnancy?

On the other hand.....population overcrowding would end!

NurseRachy · Apr 25, 2003

Is that for real???? Very very scary...

NurseRachy · Apr 25, 2003

Is that for real???? Very very scary...

jnette, ASN, EMT-I · Apr 30, 2003

Originally posted by gwenith
But the real joker and why I remember the article after all these years? It appears the scientists found that the most successful site to implant embryo's in male mice was not the abdomen but inside the scrotal sac!

Now sing after me "If your balls hang low........"

:roll :roll

jnette, ASN, EMT-I · Apr 30, 2003

Originally posted by gwenith
But the real joker and why I remember the article after all these years? It appears the scientists found that the most successful site to implant embryo's in male mice was not the abdomen but inside the scrotal sac!

Now sing after me "If your balls hang low........"

:roll :roll

Mimi2RN, ASN, RN · May 1, 2003

I found this info on google, thought it was interesting!

RYT Hospital (http://www.rythospital.com) is a virtual research hospital created by artist Virgil Wong. While it is not a real institution, all of its "research projects" pose as fact and have just enough basis in real science to be thought provoking. The most publicized project of RYT is malepregnancy.com, which provides so much detailed information about the procedures and treatments involved that many people have been stumped as to whether of not it's a farce. The site won an INVISION New Media Silver Medal in 1999 and the artist still receives e-mail from men wanting to participate in the research on a daily basis. There's also an area of the Web site devoted to Designer Babies and several tools that allow you to interact with "Clyven the Transgenic Talking Mouse." Please try to ignore the fact that the "neurological device" Clyven is pictured using to communicate looks much like the spout of a water bottle.

BTW, do you remember Arnold Schwartzeneger in "Junior", so funny!:chuckle