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Since most men lack a womb, alternative measures would have to be made for an abdominal ectopic pregnancy.[citation needed] Oral doses of female hormones would be administered to the man to make him receptive to the pregnancy. In vitrofertilization techniques would be used to induce an ectopic pregnancy by implanting an embryo and placenta into the abdominal cavity, just under or into the peritoneum.[citation needed] In women, such pregnancies have 5% viability rate. Once implantation was complete, the man would stop taking hormones, because the pregnancy itself would take over.[citation needed] The embryo would secrete sufficient hormones to maintain its own growth and development[citation needed]The delivery would require open surgery (Cesarean section) to remove the baby and the placenta. The latter would be the real danger because it forms such intimate connections with surrounding blood vessels that a massive hemorrhage would be likely. Implantation might also involve other structures in the abdomen, including the bowel, and it is possible that parts of other organs might have to be removed. Several physicians who were well-accustomed to advanced and dangerous forms of ectopic pregnancies would have be on-hand to handle any complications[citation needed]The real problem with a male pregnancy of this type is not its plausibility, but if the man could survive it. In women, ectopic pregnancies are generally removed as soon as possible. The fetus would also be in danger of complications because it would be deprived of the protection of a uterus.[citation needed]An alternative to simple induction of an ectopic pregnancy is the use of a womb transplant from a donor, or an artificial one.[citation needed] The first uterine transplant was performed in Saudi Arabia in 2000, from one woman to another. This advance drew speculation about the possibility of a male receiving a womb transplant, and bearing a child from the transplanted womb.[9] Womb transplants to males have been successfully performed in animals.[citation needed][10][edit]Fetus in fetuMain article: Fetus in fetuAn extremely rare condition in which a fetus can grow inside a male (or female) body is called "fetus in fetu". This is a developmental abnormality in which a fertilised egg splits as if to form identical twins, but one half gets enveloped by the other, and an entire living organ system with torso and limbs can develop inside the host.[11] The abnormality occurs in 1 in 500,000 live births.[12]The case of Sanju Bhagat, a man from Nagpur, India, attracted attention in 1999 for the length of time (36 years) he had carried his parasitic twin inside his body, and the size of the growth. Since Bhagat had no placenta, the growth had connected directly to his blood supply. [13] >> By WikiPedia
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