Passion Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 In 1939, a man from a small village in the Andes mountains carried his five-year-old daughter Lina into a hospital in the town of Pisco, Peru. He indicated to the doctors there that the shamans in his village had been unable to cure the large tumor that was developing in her abdomen. Upon examination, the doctors learned that the swelling was not actually a tumor. Dr. G?rado Lozada was told by Lina's father that she had been having regular periods since age three, but they had stopped about 7 1/2 months prior to the visit. He listened to the young girl's abdomen with a stethoscope, and heart a tiny second heartbeat. An X-Ray was also performed, after which there could be no doubt? to the doctors' astonishment, five-year-old Lina Medina was about seven months pregnant. Soon she was transferred to a hospital in the city of Lima, where specialists confirmed the pregnancy. Lina's father was arrested on suspicion of incest, but due to lack of evidence, he was released. On Mother's Day in 1939, when Lina was just under 5 years and 8 months old, her baby was delivered by cesarean section. It was a healthy 6 pound baby boy, and was named Gerardo after the doctor who originally diagnosed Lina's pregnancy, Dr. G?rado Lozada. Further research into the case was done by Dr. Edmundo Escomel, one of Peru's preeminent physician-researchers at the time. He discovered that Lina's menstruations had actually begun when she was only eight months old, much sooner than her father had originally reported. Escomel also documented the results of a test which indicated that Lina had the ovaries of a fully mature woman. He concluded that the reason for the early development of her reproductive system must must have been from a pituitary hormonal disorder. But the identity of Gerardo's father was never determined. For a long time, Gerardo was raised in the Medina household as though he were Lina's baby brother. Two years after Gerardo was born, American child psychologist Mrs. Paul Kosak was permitted to speak with Lina at some length. As quoted in the New York Times in 1941, Mrs. Kosak said, "Lina is above normal in intelligence and the baby, a boy, is perfectly normal and is physically better developed than the average Mestiza (Spanish Indian) child. She thinks of the child as a baby brother and so does the rest of the family." The case of Lina Medina has often been alleged to be a hoax, but the story has been confirmed many times over the years by physicians in Peru and in the U.S.. Sufficient evidence was gathered that there is little room for doubt, including photos, X-Rays, biopsies, and thorough documentation by a number of doctors. Gerardo grew up believing that Lina was his sister until he was aged ten years, when taunting by schoolmates led him to discover the truth. In 1972, when he was 33 years old, his younger brother was born? his mother Lina had married, and had a child with her new husband. Gerardo died seven years later at age 40 from a bone marrow infection, but Lina and her husband still live in Peru, and their son currently lives in Mexico. http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=236 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollyberry Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 :eyebrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSwift25 Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 :o  Crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passion Posted December 14, 2005 Author Share Posted December 14, 2005 I know this question will be razed but Snopes.com confirms this story...they are very accurate... http://www.snopes.com/pregnant/medina.asp Picture of her pregnant on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSand Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Who hit that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonDigital Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Who hit that? I'd say MJ but its a girl so there goes that theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Tank Frenzy Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Who hit that? That is what I wanna know? On top of her being molested and raped at the age of 5 it turns out she can have a baby too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSand Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Who hit that? That is what I wanna know? On top of her being molested and raped at the age of 5 it turns out she can have a baby too. Hey not necessarily raped. It could've been a promiscuous little boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMFan4Life7 Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Who hit that? That is what I wanna know? On top of her being molested and raped at the age of 5 it turns out she can have a baby too. Hey not necessarily raped. It could've been a promiscuous little boy. I thought boys don't develop semen till age 13 or so? Then again, I also thought girls don't have their periods till 11 or whatever age it is at.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 That is nasty, but unbelievable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndLine Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 it was the doctor!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lissy Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 She got her period when she was 8 months old? Wtf? Poor girl. Â Who hit that? I'd say MJ but its a girl so there goes that theory. :lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSand Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Who hit that? That is what I wanna know? On top of her being molested and raped at the age of 5 it turns out she can have a baby too. Hey not necessarily raped. It could've been a promiscuous little boy. I thought boys don't develop semen till age 13 or so? Then again, I also thought girls don't have their periods till 11 or whatever age it is at.. Exactly...maybe its just something in the water down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Wow, that's NUTS. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Who hit that?  Probaby her dad. It came out looking something like this:   (and yes that is a real dog) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 That's crazy. Mom and son only 5 years apart? So when she was a sophomore in college, he was a freshman in high school (although I dunno if they made it that far in school)Â They were like brother and sister. That's crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordy is God Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Ohhhh my!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minus Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 SICK ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaq-Man Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Who hit that? i'll bet her dad did. whenever a little girl comes to the doctor with an std, you basically have to assume someone in her house is abusing her until proven otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSand Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Who hit that? i'll bet her dad did. whenever a little girl comes to the doctor with an std, you basically have to assume someone in her house is abusing her until proven otherwise. Yea, but wouldn't the baby have had all kind of disorders, mutations, whatever because of their relation? I mean, a dad getting his daughter pregnant...what are the chances of a healthy baby?  I really don't know, but I always assumed inbreeding caused problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishFan24 Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Congrats?? :plaindance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passion Posted December 15, 2005 Author Share Posted December 15, 2005 Who hit that? i'll bet her dad did. whenever a little girl comes to the doctor with an std, you basically have to assume someone in her house is abusing her until proven otherwise. Yea, but wouldn't the baby have had all kind of disorders, mutations, whatever because of their relation? I mean, a dad getting his daughter pregnant...what are the chances of a healthy baby?  I really don't know, but I always assumed inbreeding caused problems. Nah, my mother and I have a perfectly normal girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Dole Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Bob is waiting for the first baby to be impregnated in the womb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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