# POP! The First Human Male Pregnancy(Mr.Le... **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 11, 2002, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374 "2002-07-11T05:04:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ageless6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@ageless6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ageless6)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374/1 "2002-07-11T05:04:05Z")
I couldn’t find anything through search, but It’s probably because I have WEBTV and I’m computer illiterate, but I would like to know what doctors;lawyers, or anyone would know about this amazing turn of events, which evidently is no hoax. Anyone with professional knowledge out there? ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374/2 "2002-07-11T05:16:54Z")
First, what’s the guy’s name? The title got cut off at ‘Mr. Le…’. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374/3 "2002-07-11T05:22:43Z")
If you can find no information on it at all, why is it evidently not a hoax? 😕 And I’m pretty good at Searching - either it’s breaking news, or it’s not out there as a new item tonight… ---
**Author:** ![LilShieste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@LilShieste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilShieste)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374/4 "2002-07-11T05:46:14Z")
I think [this](http://www.malepregnancy.com) is what you’re talking about. It looks like a hoax to me. (Complete with Animated GIF for an EKG hehe) LilShieste ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_Hat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f0a364/32.png) [@Bad\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_Hat)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374/5 "2002-07-11T06:07:50Z")
Don’t have time to research it, but Lee Mingwei is also the name of a fairly well known conceptual/installation artist. Me thinks this might be- if not a hoax- then an “art project” of some sort… ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374/6 "2002-07-11T06:15:12Z")
This looks like a joke to me. I don’t even want to _think_ about where the baby would come out in a real-life case of this. _OWWWW! I just thought about it! Shattered penis! AGGGGH!_ ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374/7 "2002-07-11T06:21:57Z")
Oh, come on… Follow the links and you’ll be asked to [place your thumb on the screen to have your DNA scanned to produce genetically-enhanced children](http://www.genochoice.com/selection.shtml). I dunno-- I guess it _might_ be a joke of some sort. The credulity of some people scares the blue hell out of me. ---
**Author:** ![ageless6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@ageless6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ageless6)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374/8 "2002-07-11T06:41:16Z")
Think ectopic; also think Time Magazine; also think CNN. The guys name is Mr.Lee Yeah, that’s it, LilShieste Well, the Time and CNN articles looked pretty good to me. Ectopic: Gestation elsewhere than uterus, as fallopian tube, or peritoneal cavity. I’m still looking for professional opinions,though. No offense,Una, but I want to hear from a doctor,nurse,or lawyer. ---
**Author:** ![LilShieste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@LilShieste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilShieste)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374/9 "2002-07-11T06:47:15Z")
Here you go, **ageless6**. This website of Urban Legends talks a little bit about the website (and the people who created it). It has a link towards the bottom to a page talking about ectopic pregnancy. [http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa100400a.htm](http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa100400a.htm) LilShieste ---
**Author:** ![BrandonR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374/10 "2002-07-11T06:54:21Z")
The CNN stories and whatever else are totally fake. They just used the CNN main template and saved it on their server. ---
**Author:** ![ageless6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@ageless6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ageless6)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374/11 "2002-07-11T07:02:58Z")
LilShieste: Looks like you’re the true unicorn killer. I resign. ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374/12 "2002-07-11T07:15:29Z")
[The FAQ](http://www.malepregnancy.com/faqs/index.shtml) says it’s not a hoax. Check it out: > [@](#): > > **Is this a hoax or some perverse form of art-making?** > Some web sites have claimed to “debunk the male pregnancy hoax,” but they’re mistaken… It’s true that many of the people involved in this project… are indeed artists… but yes, Mr. Lee is really pregnant. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374/13 "2002-07-11T07:29:03Z")
> [@](#): > > Well, the Time and CNN articles looked pretty good to me. Indeed, they are good spoofs. Good to the point of being legally doubtful, since they falsely attribute the copyright of the article to AOL-Time Warner, and use material that belongs to AOL-Time Warner for their own (however artistic) purposes. Your skepticism should be raised by the lengths they go to to conceal the true source of what you are looking at, including javascript which:[ul][li]Puts a (redundant) clock in your status bar, so you can’t tell where links lead by placing your cursor over them.[\*]Opens links in a new window, in which the address bar has been removed, so you can’t see where it actually is.[/ul][/li] A closer examination of the [CNN article](http://www.malepregnancy.com/CNN/index.html) shows that it is, in fact, hosted at [malepregnancy.com](http://malepregnancy.com), although most of the links will take you seamlessly to the genuine [CNN.com](http://CNN.com). I must admit, I love their sense of humour, actually including the phrase “Americans are so gullible” in the body of the article. As for the[_Time_ cover](http://www.malepregnancy.com/time/cover.html), you didn’t notice that it was lacking a number of things that you would expect to find? Like the date, or a UPC code, or a price, or a reference to _any other article_ within the pages of the magazine? > [@](#): > > I’m still looking for professional opinions,though. No offense,Una, but I want to hear from a doctor,nurse,or lawyer. Well, IANADNOL, but I can refer you to the [url="[http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section18/chapter252/252b.htm](http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section18/chapter252/252b.htm)"Merck Medical Manual: > [@](#): > > The mortality rate for ectopic pregnancy has been decreasing but much less rapidly than that for maternal mortality in general. In the USA, it is estimated to be 1 in 826. **Untreated ectopic pregnancy is usually fatal.** > > … > > If an ectopic pregnancy is undetected for 6 to 8 wk, marked sudden lower abdominal pain may occur, followed by fainting. These symptoms usually indicate rupture of the tube with intra-abdominal hemorrhage. It should be clear even to a layman that an ectopic pregnancy would under no circumstances be deliberately induced, and could not possibly be brought to term. [previews] Man, I spent _waaaay_ too much time on this post. At any rate, **ageless6,** _kudos_ for coming to the font of all human wisdom to get this thing cleared up for ya. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374/14 "2002-07-11T07:34:08Z")
And I previewed, and everything. Here’s a [fixed link to the Merck Manual](http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section18/chapter252/252b.htm). It is clearly time for Mudd to get some sleep. ---
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374/15 "2002-07-11T09:37:45Z")
[Snopes, anyone?](http://www.snopes.com/pregnant/malepreg.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374/16 "2002-07-11T12:59:08Z")
Go DIRECTLY to [CNN.com](http://CNN.com) (don’t use the provided link) and do a search for the guy’s name. You won’t find it. ---
**Author:** ![Fibonacci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Fibonacci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibonacci)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374/17 "2002-07-11T15:38:57Z")
Or you could have checked out Weird Earl’s link from last week right on the Straight Dope Homepage. “[http://www.malepregnancy.com/#](http://www.malepregnancy.com/#) Inconceivable. (Submitted by Jerry and Motoko Cullins)” ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374/18 "2002-07-11T16:58:45Z")
Maybe 20 years ago I remember an article in OMNI magazine about human male pregnancy. My not-so-strong recollection is that the article described a similar process as in the hoax page. I wonder if they were inspired by that article? ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374/19 "2002-07-11T17:15:15Z")
Plus, that page has been up for about a year and a half. Should’ve been done with it by now! (If he’s in the 18th month of pregnancy, my hat is off to the guy. :rolleyes: ) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374/20 "2002-07-11T17:26:14Z")
This came up about a year ago – [Um…Male Pregnancy?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40200) > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by \*\*\*LilShieste \*\* > > It looks like a hoax to me. (Complete with Animated GIF for an EKG hehe) That was the first thing I noticed too. – That the “live EKG” was an animated GIF. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-the-first-human-male-pregnancy-mr-le/118374.md?page=2)