Mr. Mom

Q: I saw on Oprah that a man was pregnant. He had a beard and everything. How is this possible?

A: It's actually a little known fact that, in rare cases, homosexual men become pregnant by male-male sexual intercourse.

In the womb, all embryos begin life as a female, and many develop ovaries before the chomosomes kick in and force the gender change. Sometimes these ovaries remain functional in a man, producing eggs in the same way women do. Most men never realise this is the case, unless they also happen to engage in homosexual intercourse and the egg becomes fertilised.

Keep in mind, you need some sperm who are very strong swimmers for this to occur. It's also interesting to note that most developing embryos are killed by a man's stomach acids as we lack the womb to house the baby sufficiently.

However, recent research suggests that, with a very carefully selected diet, a man could eventually carry a child to term. It would, sadly, be grossly retarded.