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What would you do, if for years you raised your child to be a daughter, and soon finds out that he’s rather, a boy?
This is what happened to a parents in Ilocos Norte. The mother thought she bore a baby girl. They named her Kristel. But a few years after, they discovered that their princess was actually a boy.
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Kristel Lumabao is a 19-year old Criminology student from Laoag. According to his mom, Erlinda, she was so sure she gave birth to a baby girl; her child’s organ was that of a girl’s. But as the baby grows up, they realized the changes in his body; with no ovary and uterus.
Kristel discovered the same changes when he was in High School, when during puberty stage he never had a menstrual period and his body structure was turning very masculine, grew a mustache, and developed a deep voice. Confused by these changes, a doctor suggested that they do a Karyotyping – a procedure done to examine chromosomes in a sample of cells, which can help identify genetic problems as the cause of a disorder or disease. Shockingly, the result interepretation says: normal male.
It was discovered that Kristel was suffering from a birth defect called hypospadias. Hypospadias is a birth defect of the urethra in the male where the urinary opening is not at the correct location on the head of the penis. It is the second most common birth abnormality in boys, affecting approximately 1 of every 300.
Hypospadias is thought to result from failure of the urinary channel to completely tubularize to the end of the penis. The cause of hypospadias is not known.
But inspite of the now different gender, Kristel and his family happily embraces the new him. He even wants to change his name to “Ice Krystler“.
“Nagpapasalamat ako na kahit ganito ang aking sitwasyon, masaya po ako“, Kristel quips.
(“I am thankful that despite my situation, I am happy”)
And guess who was the happiest upon knowing he has a son?Kristel’s father, Joel Lumabao.
“Nagpapasalamat ako sa Poong Maykapal dahil nagkaroon ako ng lalaking anak. Di ko alam kung gaano ako kasaya“, says Joel.
(“I thank God for having a son. I can’t explain how happy I am right now”)
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