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In reply to the discussion: A note to all Trump supporters who may be lurking here [View all]ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)8. "Lithopedion" is a great word. Or just call it "Stone Baby"
Did you know you could be "pregnant" for up to 40 years? Since we are discussing ectopic pregnancies...
Rare 40-Year-Old 'Stone Baby' Found in Elderly Woman https://abcnews.go.com/Health/rare-40-year-stone-baby-found-elderly-woman/story?id=21206604
An elderly Colombian woman was stunned when she went to the doctor for pelvic pain and was told the pain was caused by a 40-year-old "stone" fetus.
The 82-year-old had been carrying the calcified four-pound fetus called a lithopedion for decades without realizing it, according to the Telegraph.
Garcsi, who did not treat the Colombian woman, says the lithopedion is created when a pregnancy forms in the abdomen rather than in the uterus. When the pregnancy ultimately fails, usually because the fetus does not have enough blood supply, there is no way for the body to expel the fetus.
As a result, the body turns the fetus to "stone," using the same immune process that protects the body from any foreign object detected in a person's system. Garcsi said it may seem odd, but that the process is used constantly in the body to stay healthy.
An elderly Colombian woman was stunned when she went to the doctor for pelvic pain and was told the pain was caused by a 40-year-old "stone" fetus.
The 82-year-old had been carrying the calcified four-pound fetus called a lithopedion for decades without realizing it, according to the Telegraph.
Garcsi, who did not treat the Colombian woman, says the lithopedion is created when a pregnancy forms in the abdomen rather than in the uterus. When the pregnancy ultimately fails, usually because the fetus does not have enough blood supply, there is no way for the body to expel the fetus.
As a result, the body turns the fetus to "stone," using the same immune process that protects the body from any foreign object detected in a person's system. Garcsi said it may seem odd, but that the process is used constantly in the body to stay healthy.
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Every birth above stasis, adds an additional $360K to the state and local tax burdens. Enjoy!
TheBlackAdder
Jun 2018
#45
It's something totalitarian regimes know very well, when they confine contraceptive methods to...
Hekate
Jun 2018
#3
Visit discussionist.com (our sister site) if you want to address Trump supporters.
gulliver
Jun 2018
#5
Thanks for the insight, you seem to know them better than I. I try to avoid them.
Blue_true
Jun 2018
#60
and I hope your kids make a lot of money and want you around because without Medicare
TeamPooka
Jun 2018
#21