Sex change man becomes Britain's 'first male mother'

The man, who is in his 30s, gave birth last year after having hormone treatment to reactivate his womb but the story was confirmed recently, the Mail Online reported today. The man whose womb was not removed during the original sex change operation, beacme only the third man in world to have done this. Joanna Darrell, of the Beaumont Society transgender support group, said that 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. "He got back in touch about six months ago to thank the society for its help and to say he had had the baby," Darrell said. 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 believes he is the first British man to have given birth. "As far as we know there is only him, one man in American and one in Spain who have done this," she said. 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. The Beaumont Society is the oldest transgender support group in the country, having been set up in 1966.