82 Year Old Woman Discovered to Be Carrying 40 Year Old Fetus

[lefty]

An 82-year-old Colombian woman has been unknowingly carrying a fetus inside her abdomen for 40 years, reported NTD Television.

Doctors initially thought her stomach pain was due to a bug, but scans revealed that she suffered from a very rare condition in which a woman carries a lithopedion, or a “stone baby.” A lithopedion occurs when an unborn child develops outside the womb.

The Colombian woman’s fetus developed in her abdomen, which is not a “viable place” for it to grow. She will now undergo a surgery to remove the lithopedion.



A calcified fetus that was removed from 92-year-old Chinese woman, Huang Yijun. fairfaxunderground.com


Dr. Kemer Ramirez of Bogota’s Tunjuelito Hospital first suspected the woman had gallstones, but scans showed a tumor in her abdomen. He told NTD, “This happens because the fetus does not develop in the uterus because it has moved to another place.” He explained that the body generated defense mechanisms and “calcified” the fetus.
Basically, the fetus gets to an advanced stage and when it is too large for the woman’s body to absorb it, the remains of the unborn child turn to stone to protect her body from being infected by its decomposing tissue, explained this NBC News report. However, without other complications, a woman can live a normal life as her body doesn’t recognize the stone baby as a foreign mass.



Huang Yijun, the Chinese woman who had been carrying a stone baby for nearly 60 years.

Lithopedions are extremely rare; less than 300 cases have been recorded. The most recent case was that of a 92-year-old Chinese woman who was found to be carrying a 60-year-old stone baby in 2009.

[Reck]

I saw this on an episode of Nip Tuck. lol

[cantthinkofanything]

Yeah. This isn't that rare . Most never know they're carrying a stone baby. I never mention it when I come across one. Awkward.

[Rogue]

so this old B got pregnant at age 42? that was also very rare, to tell the truth, not as rare as carrying a 40yr old fetus though.

[mrsmaalox]

so this old B got pregnant at age 42? that was also very rare, to tell the truth, not as rare as carrying a 40yr old fetus though.

The average age of menopause is 51----getting pregnant at 42 is very common.

[m>s]

^for be@ner women

[DMC]

Now we know where SBM went.

[mrsmaalox]

^for be@ner women

No actually that is global.

[Katherine Robinson]

No actually that is global.

I am interested in the frequency of this if you have a source. The rate of miscarriage for this age group is 30-50% around the world.

[illusioNtEk]

I'v seen some pretty hot 42 year olds I would bang.... So with that being said this must not be rare. Haha

[cantthinkofanything]

I'v seen some pretty hot 42 year olds I would bang.... So with that being said this must not be rare. Haha

I'm hot and I'm 43.

[mrsmaalox]

I am interested in the frequency of this if you have a source. The rate of miscarriage for this age group is 30-50% around the world.

I found that in my Maternal-Child Health Nursing textbook from 20 years ago But since it's so outdated I did a quick Google search and confirmed 51.4 years in 3 links; didn't look at anything about miscarriage rates but I imagine it is pretty high.

[The Gemini Method]

Whoa