iPhone and Samsung Galaxy to Support Bluetooth Pregnancy Test - http://clapway.com/2016/01/07/iphone-and-android-will-support-a-bluetooth-pregnancy-test-123/

The Consumer Electronics Show has showcased the announcements of many quirky gadgets and apps. One wouldn’t think the iPhone or Samsung Galaxy would one day be able to act as your pregnancy test, until now.

First Response Launches A $20 Bluetooth Pregnancy Test

Even a price tag of $20, the First Response Pregnancy Pro might become an overnight sensation. First Response has brought a lot of pregnancy related products. Among them are pregnancy tests, fertility boosters and guides to safe conceiving for women. This new Bluetooth-powered pregnancy test sounds crazy and it just might be.

The First Response Pregnancy Pro is three times the price of any other regular pregnancy test. So what’s the appeal of this Bluetooth pregnancy? Thanks to Bluetooth, this pregnancy can deliver accurate results a lot more efficiently than other tests. In terms of hardware, the test comes in two parts: a normal pregnancy test and an app. The Pregnancy Pro test has only one physical difference from regular pregnancy tests, a screen that shows the synchronization process from the test itself to the app.

A Tailored Pregnancy Test Process

The First Response app is currently on the App Store, Google Play and on Amazon. iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, and Android users can easily access it to pair to the pregnancy test. The app syncs all the information from the test to the app via Bluetooth. Users go through a personalization process with menstrual cycle details and whether or not users want to conceive or not. The app’s smart capability adjusts itself to the user’s needs. As with other tests, it takes 3 minutes to generate results.

This Test Will Entertain, Calm or Educate You

As with other tests, it takes 3 minutes to generate results. Another awesome feature this test is that it eases users through those three agonizing minutes. It gives users the option to ‘entertain me’, ‘calm me’, or ‘educate me’. The amount of information provided is incredibly helpful. The First Response Pregnancy Tool offers tracking tools and suggestions. In the case that the test is positive, it can give users estimates of delivery dates and a guide through the pregnancy process. If the test is negative and the user is looking to become pregnant, it offers information on how to increase chances of conception.

This iPhone and Samsung Galaxy Bluetooth Pregnancy Test As One Epic Flaw

The biggest drawback on this test is that it is a single-use tool. This combined with the $20 price tag makes this a great item but a hard buy. It might be the best tool for women who are looking to become pregnant, but a lot will be discouraged to find that this much utility can only be used once for $20.

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iPhone and Samsung Galaxy to Support Bluetooth Pregnancy Test

Here"s Why Smoking Women Can"t Have Babies and Have Painful Menstruation - http://clapway.com/2015/12/16/smoking-can-cause-pregnancy-issues-and-painful-menstruation-123/

According to a new study from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke can cause pregnancy troubles and early menopause. Andrew Hyland and a team of his colleagues surveyed the known effects of smoking and secondhand smoke in pregnancies and took a closer look to how it affects menopause and infertility.

Women Exposed to Smoking Have A Higher Chance of Entering Menopause Before 50

The research results not only showed that women exposed to smoking had more trouble getting pregnant, but also that they were more likely to enter menopause at an earlier age. Previous research wasn’t too clear on the effects of secondhand smoke on pregnancy and menopause. Hyland and his team decided to analyze data from the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study. This study was conducted between 1993 and 1998. The 88,732 women, aged between 50 and 79, completed a series of questionnaires regarding menopause and infertility.

Of all the women surveyed, 15% qualified for infertility and 45% qualified for early menopause, which occurs before age 50. The reports declared that women who had been active smokers had a 14% higher chance of going through infertility. They were also 26% more likely to go through early menopause.

Smoking Also Has a Negative Effect on Menstruation

Another study published by the journal Tobacco Control took women between the ages of 18 and 23 for 10 years. More than 1/4 of the women were smokers, and they reported suffering from painful periods. The study split the women into four different groups. The normative group made up 45% of the women in the study. 11% were part of the late onset group, with 33% in the recovering. 14% of the women experienced chronic pain, which means having painful periods 70% or 80% of the time.

Women who were smokers were thus proven to have a higher risk of chronic painful periods. Women who started smoking before 13 had a 59% higher chance of suffering from chronic cramps. The risk was 50% higher for women who started to smoke in their mid-teens. Smoking also has an association to altered menstruation. Other studies suggest that smoking may even delay or stop periods completely, even for 12 months at a time in certain women.

Women Who Smoke Go Into Menopause 2 Years Earlier than Non-Smoker Women

According to the journal Tobacco control, women exposed to smoking had an 18% higher chance of having trouble getting pregnant and suffering early menopause. Women who had never smoked and were exposed to little amounts of secondhand smoke did not suffer these risks.

Does Smoking Cause These Problems Directly?

The data does not prove that smoking directly causes infertility or early menopause, but it does account for other factors that are linked to these problems. Hayland’s team also suggests that secondhand smoke may affect hormone levels in women that might spring early menopause though this is not entirely confirmed. Women who are or are planning to go through pregnancy should avoid smoking and secondhand smoking at all costs. This can cause some serious troubles for the baby, and it can also greatly harm mothers.

The effects of secondhand smoke on mothers is still vague. It’s likely that studies like this will be followed up by other research teams. The effect of e-cigarettes in pregnancy and fertility are less widely known. But as the vapor devices become more popular, they will be studied as well.

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Heroin Addicts Babies Are Born Earlier But Antidepressant Babies Are Born With Autism - http://clapway.com/2015/12/16/heres-why-heroin-addict-babies-should-never-be-a-trend-123/

New data from the New York State Department of Health shows that the number of babies born with heroin addictions is at an alarming level. In 2014 alone, 34 babies were born with some kind of opiate addiction in Broome County, which makes an 180% increase since 2009. And Broone County’s population is less than 200,000.

Heroin Still Poses A Great Danger to Our Community

When women use heroin while pregnant, babies are born with a quarter of a regular newborn’s weight. Some babies don’t make it through the pregnancy, and those that do suffer through addiction for months. These newborns go through extraordinary pain and withdrawal.

Health physicians have a single recommendation for women going through heroin addiction: prevent pregnancy at all costs. The use of contraceptives and birth control is the best thing that these women can do, because having children while being an addict is a cruel thing to do.

If A Pregnant Woman Can’t Avoid Pregnancy, She Should Get Treatment Immediately

If a woman with a heroin addiction is inevitably pregnant, then they should do their best to get help and get sober. Getting treatment can make a difference, even if it’s a small one. Pregnant women even get preference for methadone treatment, offered by united health services hospitals. While this doesn’t eliminate the risk of the baby suffering through withdrawal after being born, it is safer than using throughout the entire pregnancy.

Doctors call these pre-emptive measures ‘harm reduction’. While it cannot guarantee that the baby will have a good quality of life after being born, it can help. In fact, Broone County is pledging $260,000 into a program to give a facility eight to ten new beds for opiate-addicted mothers. These funds will also ensure that the mothers get proper case management, day care, treatment for the mothers. It would also cover any and every need that the baby could have. The county is devoted to giving safe and clean housing for recovering new mothers and their child.

Pregnancy and Drugs: What is the Effect of Prescription Drugs on Newborns

The conclusion of a new study reveals that the link between autism and anti-depressants is definitely threatening. Anick Berard, of the University of Montreal, surveyed data of 145,456 pregnancies. The data showed that while genetics and environment play a role in the incidence of autism, anti-depressants have weight in that conversation as well.

Dr. Berard expressed that taking anti-depressants during the second or trimester of pregnancy can double the risk of the child being diagnosed with autism by the time they become seven years old. If the mother takes selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs, the risk is especially high.

Depression Will Be the Second Leading Cause of Death by 2020

According to the WHO, depression will be the second highest cited cause of death by the year 2020. This means that anti-depressants may be further developed and become even more widely prescribed. It’s also possible that a strain is developed for use during and throughout pregnancy.

It’s not yet known if any anti-depressants currently in development will reduce the risks for autism in the children. The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, surely inspires further study into the connection between anti-depressants used during pregnancy and physical and mental disorders in children.

What About the Use of Marijuana During Pregnancy?

Studies haven’t revealed significant information on the effect of marijuana use by pregnant women on their children. Figures do show that pregnant women who use drugs have a higher chance of making marijuana their choice drug since it isn’t associated with as high health risks for the baby as other drugs.

However, when smoked, marijuana has an inevitable effect on the lungs. Smoking TCH exposes users to the ingestion of carbon monoxide and tar, which can remain in the lungs. The baby naturally depends on the mother for everything, from breathing to eating to merely existing. Even if the effect isn’t detrimental, it’s not entirely free of faults.

The use of marijuana during pregnancy has been under the eye of the scientific community since the 1960s, and besides obvious effects, there has been little to show negative effects of it on the children. That doesn’t mean it’s not free of risks.

Prenatal Exposure to Marijuana Can Cost Your Baby A Trip to the NICU

A study conducted in Australia took data from 420,000 live births and concluded that newborns that were exposed to pot prenatally had a higher risk for neonatal intensive care unit admission. The babies also had unnatural responses or behaviors during the newborn period, which suggests the chance of withdrawal or some kind of toxicity. Prenatally exposed children had a tendency to be more irritable, and less responsive to calming. They also had sleep cycle disturbances and a tendency to cry more.

Bottom Line: Don’t Drink Alcohol, Smoke Weed, Shoot Heroin or Do Coke While Pregnant

You’ve heard it before, and science backs it up. Alcohol can cause birth defects, physical, mental and behavioral, in new babies. Cocaine can cause lower birth weight and defects in height. Marijuana isn’t too dangerous, but it still poses a threat. Heroin is just bad news for newborns.

The best thing to do if one isn’t ready to go to treatment is to avoid pregnancy. If one really wants to start a family, then getting help should be the next step.

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Heroin Addicts Babies Are Born Earlier But Antidepressant Babies Are Born With Autism

Are you currently pregnant and experiencing recurrent, persistent vomiting and #nausea during #pregnancy? Maybe #cannabis is to blame. - http://clapway.com/2015/09/23/nausea-during-pregnancy-chs123/

In the United States, Marijuana or cannabis is among the most abused drug. In fact, women who are pregnant often use cannabis. From 2008, the use of cannabis has greatly increased due to its legalization for recreational and medicinal purposes. Corresponding to the rising rate of cannabis use is the acknowledgment of a new condition called Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome.

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome is described as:

1. Chronic use of cannabis


2. Recurring episodes of abdominal pain nausea and vomiting


3. Regular hot bathing

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome has three stages:

• Prodromal or the pre-emetic phase – characterized by 1-2 weeks of episodes of morning nausea, food abhorrence, limited eating habits, potential weight loss and intermittent vomiting.


• Hyperemetic phase – described as nausea, recurrent vomiting, abdominal discomfort and uncontrollable bathing for temporarily relieving symptoms.


• Recovery phase – characterized by the improvement of symptoms after cannabis use is halted. Improvement of symptoms usually happens around 12 hours from the cessation of cannabis use but can also take longer for up to three weeks. Patients are free of symptoms while not using cannabis; however, symptoms will recur use is resumed.

For patients experiencing chemotherapy-associated nausea or for HIV-infected patients with anorexia, Cannabis is used as an appetite stimulant and as an antiemetic. The pathogenesis of inconsistent symptoms of hyperemesis of CHS is still not clear, however, many mechanisms have been recommended.

The main active cannabinoid component found in Cannabis is the extremely lipophilic compound THC, which attaches to cannabinoid type 1 (CB1) and type 2 (CB2) receptors in the CNS and other tissues. It’s believed that the appetite-stimulating and antiemetic properties of Cannabis are due to the activation of CB1 receptors located in the hypothalamus. Nausea and vomiting are said to be controlled by CB1 receptor stimulation in the enteric nervous system, which can result in delayed gastric emptying, splanchnic vasodilation and slowed peristalsis.

For centuries, cannabis has been used by many people, so it’s not clear as to why CHS is only just being acknowledged. Perhaps it is due to greater amount of THC content through selective breeding of plants or the use of female buds that have more concentrated levels of THC compared to the leaves and stems. On the other hand, CHS may be due to exogenous substances like additives, pesticides, preservatives and other forms of chemicals utilized in the preparation of marijuana, though there is minimal evidence in supporting this claim. The reason for symptom relief after hot bathing is also not clear.

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome and Pregnancy

Are you currently pregnant and experiencing recurrent, persistent vomiting and nausea during pregnancy? Have yourself checked, especially if you are using cannabis during your pregnancy. You might be positive for cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome.

A case of a pregnant 28-year-old woman was reported multiple times for episodes of nausea and vomiting, which resulted in Mallory-Weiss esophageal tears, abdominal pain, and dehydration. It was noted that the patient took frequent long warm baths for symptom relief. The social history of the patient was characterized by chronic marijuana use (an estimated “20 bowls” of marijuana every day).

After an extensive examination of the cause of her nausea and pain, she was later diagnosed with cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, which was simply treated after she began abstaining from cannabis.

Diagnosis

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome diagnosis involves:

1. History and physical exam


2. Initial studies and work up geared towards ruling out other causes of acute nausea and vomiting


3. Urine toxicology screen

Four key features should be present when making a diagnosis of CHS:

1. Marijuana use


2. Periodic episodes of severe nausea, vomiting, and abdominal cramping


3. Compulsive bathing for transient symptom relief


4. Improvement of symptoms once the use of cannabis is terminated

CHS patients can present with other symptoms, including:

1. Polydipsia


2. Mild fever


3. Weight loss


4. Orthostasis


5. Mild leukocytosis


6. Hypokalemia


7. Hypochloremia


8. Elevated salivary amylase


9. Mild gastritis on esophagogastroduodenoscopy


10. Delayed gastric emptying

Bottom Line

Due to the extensive use of marijuana, both for medicinal and recreational purposes, the inconsistent effect of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome needs more attention. The effects of chronic use of cannabis are still being investigated, and the explanation of cannabis resulting to nausea and vomiting is still not clear.

Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome must be taken into consideration among pregnant women that have intractable nausea relieved by taking frequent hot baths. By taking into consideration this diagnosis, comprehensive diagnostic testing can be eluded and proper therapy, refraining cannabis use, can be suggested.

About the Author:
Elena Shephard (@ElenaShephard) lives in New York, Albany, USA. She is an independent researcher by profession who loves reading, writing and hanging around with friends. In her spare time, she enjoys doing research and writing certain health and beauty related articles for online websites, journals, etc. She also work as a content coordinator at Consumerhealthdigest.com. The best part of her job is generating awareness about the many remedial factors one can carry out from his/her daily life practices, with the help of her writing skills. Get in touch with her on G+, Facebook and Pinterest.

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Nausea During Pregnancy May Be Due To CHS

The male #seahorse forms a pouch on its stomach to carry babies, sometimes 2,000 in one gestation period. New studies show that this type of #pregnancy is very similar to the experience of a #pregnant human. - http://clapway.com/2015/09/04/seahorse-males-human-moms123/

There are only a handful of animals in the world wherein males carry the offspring. The seahorse, a member of the Singnathidae family, is probably one of the best known. The male seahorse forms a pouch on its stomach to carry babies, sometimes 2,000 in one gestation period, and new studies show that these pregnancies are very similar to human pregnancies.

Male Seahorse Pregnancies: How did this come about?

Seahorses are a bizarre species and many tend to forget they are fish. This member of the Hippocampus genus has quite a few bizarre characteristics; they range between an inch and a foot in length, carry a curved tail, a tube-like mouth and bony plates on their skin, which provide protection.

Seahorses reproduce through a series of dances that end in the female depositing her eggs in the male’s pouch. Since it was originally observed that seahorses only provide the offspring a pouch in which to grow, it has always been a point of curiosity as to whether or not the male seahorses are able to provide their young with all nutrients necessary during this gestation period. New data has reported that they do.

A press release of the news reads that there are a lot of factors human mothers and seahorse fathers have in common. Camilla Whittington comments that seahorse babies attain many nutrients via the egg yolk that mothers provide, but that evolution has made it possible for fathers to provide additional nutrients and immunological protection to the offspring, as well as ensuring proper gas exchange and waste removal. The report goes on to state that the fathers secrete lipids and calcium into the brood pouch where the young are carried, and the embryo absorbs these nutrients for energy and skeleton formation.

Genes Also Work Similarly

Data from the Journal of Molecular Biology and Evolution also reveals that seahorse genes, much like human, switch on and off during pregnancy, and that their biological makeup also allows them to use genes to manage pregnancy and ensure the production of healthy offspring.

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Can #height have anything to do with the #pregnancy you"ll have? - http://clapway.com/2015/08/20/short-women-short-pregnancy-new-study-proves-short-women-have-shorter-pregnancies-133/

You know what they say, short women, short pregnancy. Ladies, Are you below the average height of 5 foot 5? Have you ever miscarried? You may just be TOO SHORT to conceive children! A new study shows that a woman’s height may be closely related to preterm birth.

The Short Women Pregnancy Study

The study included 3,500 women & their babies. Researchers discovered after recording data based on the length of each woman’s pregnancy, shorter mothers had shorter pregnancies, smaller babies and a higher risk for preterm birth. “Preterm birth, which takes place before 37 weeks of pregnancy, is the leading cause of death of newborns in the United States, where more than 450,000 babies are born early each year,” said Robert Preidt, writer for HealthDay News. All short women are not affected by preterm birth; the study identified a relationship between short stature and preterm birth.

Preterm Birth

The height of a woman determines gestational length, separate from the genes she passes on to the fetus determining height. According to FinancialExpress.com, “Worldwide, 15 million babies are born preterm, and more than one million die due to complications of an early birth. Babies who survive an early birth face serious and lifelong health problems, including breathing problems, jaundice, vision loss, cerebral palsy and intellectual delays.” 1 million of the 15 million babies born preterm each year dies.

“If a woman is more aware of what might be awaiting her if she is short, then she might choose to get pregnant sooner in life,” said Jeanne Rose, writer at the Gazette Review. If short women chose to get pregnant earlier in their life they can lower the amount of pregnancy risks Common examples of birth complications after a premature birth include “delivering a baby with mental handicaps or other physical handicaps.”

What’s Next

The reason behind why a woman’s height is directly related to her pregnancy has yet to be identified. “The explanation for why this happens is unclear but could depend not only on unknown genes but also on woman’s lifetime of nutrition and her environment,” said Louis Muglia, MD, PhD, the primary investigator of the Ohio Collaborative, and co-director of the Perinatal Institute at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. March of Dimes, the organization conducting this research, is raising $75 million for their five prematurity research centers to discover the reasoning for this issue.

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Do Women on Antidepressants Risk Having Babies With Birth Defects? - http://clapway.com/2015/07/09/do-women-on-antidepressants-risk-having-babies-with-birth-defects543/

The fact that women who take these medications during their pregnancy might risk having a baby with defects is well known and has been discussed, even though some of these medicines appear to be safer than others.

In order to offer more answers, federal data on more than 38,000 women who gave birth between 1997 and 2009, has been analyzed by the researchers at the Center of Disease Control and Prevention.

HOW DANGEROUS ARE ANTIDEPRESSANTS?

Even though this was an association study, and it doesn’t prove that the medications caused the birth problems. After checking the number of birth defects among babies, and asking the women if they took any antidepressants during their pregnancy or in the month before getting pregnant, the investigators came with some interesting explanations.

Therefore, according to the study published in BMJ, the use of some antidepressants might increase the risks of birth defects, while others may not pose such a high risk, after all.

There wasn’t any connection found between birth defects and the following medications: antidepressants citalopram (Celexa), sertraline (Zoloft) and escitalopram (Lexapro).

However, some other medications, like fluoxetine (Prozac) or paroxetine (Paxil) appear to be quite dangerous.

This is why the safest thing to do for any pregnant woman is to ask a physician before taking any kind of medication.

The defects that can be caused by such antidepressants are various. A child might be born with heart defects or abdominal wall defects, as well as brain and skull defects. There has also been a link found between certain antidepressants and ADHD.

WHAT SHOULD PREGNANT WOMEN DO?

As stated before, if you are pregnant or planning to have a baby, a discussion with your healthcare provider is mandatory. Stress and depression can also harm both you and your baby, so an opinion from a doctor is necessary when deciding what is best for the both of you.

Not all antidepressants are very dangerous to fetuses, and they also work differently for each person. This is why you should see a health professional who will help you make the right decision.

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An alternative pregnancy test that simplifies your life. - http://clapway.com/2015/07/02/smartphone-pregnancy-test-will-become-mainstream-soon-222/

Smartphone pregnancy tests are now one step closer to becoming mainstream. Say goodbye to bulky lab equipment, a self-contained fibre optic sensor will soon allow your smartphone to take pregnancy tests or monitor diabetes, researchers say.

Researchers at the Hanover Centre for Optical Technologies (HOT), University of Hanover, Germany, have developed a sensor for smartphones with the potential for use in a wide variety of bimolecular tests, including those for detecting pregnancy, monitoring diabetes as well as multiple types of body fluids.

“When properly provisioned, the smartphone-user has the ability to monitor multiple types of body fluids, including: blood, urine, saliva, sweat or breath,” said the researchers from the University of Hanover.

Smartphone pregnancy experience will provide real-time results

Researchers found a way for sensor’s readings to be accessible through an application on your smartphone, providing real-time results.

“We have the potential to develop small and robust lab-on-a-chip devices for smartphones,” said Kort Bremer, co-author of the new study with Bernhard Roth, director of the Hanover Centre for Optical Technologies (HOT).

The sensor readings can even be combined with the GPS signal of a smartphone, helping users to find the nearest drug store, hospital or ambulance, researchers say.

“Smartphone pregnancy” and other low-cost, portable diagnostic platforms

Researchers believe that the sensor system could be easily integrated in a cover of a smartphone or used as a low-cost, portable point-of-care diagnostic platform.

Currently, many different approaches have been investigated to provide timely tests and results to patients through smartphones and mobile phones. For instance, digital microscopes for mobile devices have already been developed. Yet, this is the first time that researchers come up with a smartphone pregnancy test that has the potential of becoming mainstream .

The study, published in Optics Express, a journal of The Optical Society, describes the sensor as using an optional phenomenon of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) to carry out biological and chemical analyses. SPR occurs when lights causes electrons on the surface of a thin film to jostle. This usually requires a whole lab with light detectors and sources, but smartphones already have both of these requirements incorporated in their bodies, making the development of such technology a lot easier for researchers.

Pregnancy-related smartphone technology

With the rise of smartphones, tablets and wearable devices, there’s no shortage of pregnancy-related high-tech products on the market. Applications for smartphones such as BabyBump or WebMD Pregnancy provide pregnancy calendars and weekly illustrations showing the baby’s development. The smartphone pregnancy revolution is just around the corner, wait and see.

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"Seahorses keep doing you but pregnant males is not for the human race." - http://clapway.com/2015/06/22/the-ridiculousness-that-would-occur-if-men-could-get-pregnant/

We have all seen or heard about the horrors of pregnancy. I’m sure your pregnant girlfriend or sister has given you enough examples to fully traumatize. The nausea, mood swings, tenderness, and constant urination are odd symptoms that you will probably never forget hearing about.

The entire world is accustomed to only women getting pregnant. It is the natural norm. However, what if things were different? What if men could produce babies? What would that look like? How would that change our outlook on masculinity and femininity? Without getting too serious on the topic–because it will obviously never happen in nature–here is the ridiculousness that would occur if men could get pregnant:

Tears, Tears, More Tears, and Maybe Some Anger

Men, in most cases, don’t typically show their emotions. It’s not a “manly” thing to do. Who knows why, but they don’t. Let’s throw that notion out of the window. All of sudden, your pregnant boyfriend is crying because you ate the rest of the Fruity Pebbles. Then, he bawls his eyes out at the movies. He yells at you for not answering your phone. Next, he wants to cuddle and watch a movie. What the f*ck! That is what you are thinking. Your pregnant boyfriend has just been classified as crazy. This is when you contemplate whether you want to leave and make your boyfriend a single dad.

Wings, Steaks, Burgers, and Whatever Else He Can Fit In His Belly

I am sure pregnant guys would run with the “I’m eating for two” excuse. Guys eat way more than they need to already. Can you imagine them with the eating habits of a pregnant woman? When those hormonal cravings kick in, who knows what your pregnant guy will get his hands on. After the pregnancy is all said and done, your boyfriend will definitely be rocking the dad bod.

The Exit

The big question that everyone is afraid to ask. Where would the baby come out of in men could get pregnant? If we think in terms of today’s modern science, a c-section is a possibility. But since we are in a non-realistic world, let’s say the baby comes out the anus…On second thought, that would probably cause some serious damage, so erase that image from your memory. We’ll assume that in this alternate reality, science has evolved beyond what it is now and there is a painless, sensible way for the baby to make its exit.

So. The ridiculousness that would occur if men could get pregnant should never happen. Men were not made to have babies and it should stay that way. Seahorses keep doing you but pregnant males is not for the human race. I’m sending out a huge hug to all the women that have been through the trials and tribulations of pregnancy. If you are really interested in the craziness of male pregnancy, check out The Try Guys in this video.

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The Ridiculousness That Would Occur If Men Could Get Pregnant