A man in India complaining of stomach pain had a hysterectomy after doctors discovered a full female reproductive system in his lower abdomen.
The farmer and father of two, identified only as Ryalu, was admitted to a hospital near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, where doctors diagnosed him with a hernia, the Daily Telegraph reported.
When doctors proceeded with the routine operation, they discovered a female uterus, ovaries, Fallopian tubes, a cervix and vaginal tissue.
Dr Pramod Kumar Shrivastava, a surgeon at the Chhindwara district hospital, told the Daily Telegraph that Ryalu had external male organs and was healthy.
Although Ryalu is medically considered a hermaphrodite, his hormones and sexuality are male, Shrivastava said.
Ryalu, who was said to be as "stunned" as his doctors at the discovery, is recovering in the hospital and is being supported by his family.
A stunning butterfly that emerged from its chrysalis as male on one side, female on the other, has astounded curators at the Natural History Museum in London.
The peculiar nature of the freshly hatched great mormon butterfly was spotted when staff noticed a striking difference between its wing colourings and other features.
The insect, which has a 10cm wingspan, is almost black on its male side, but the female side is much paler, with clearly visible flecks of blue, red and tortoiseshell.
A closer inspection revealed the insect to have one antenna longer than the other, a single male clasp on its abdomen, and male and female reproductive organs that had fused down the middle.
“Our officer in charge at the prison suspected that there were complications with our inmate when he was brought in from Mutimurefu and was given a single cell to live in,”...
“He/she is on remand, therefore, once convicted, our medical department, in compliance with other stakeholders, will assist the inmate.”
The prisoner who is said to have the features of a man a woman is said to be insisting that they were male.
According to the surgeon, there were two major issues associated with Sirilada’s surgery. The first was her small vagina. The second was that the integrity of her skin had lost its elasticity caused by previous operations. Nonetheless, Sirilada underwent her third operation as scheduled. The surgery has left her with a long suture mark but Sirilada remains optimistic.
