PAYVAND'S IRAN NEWS (Iran?) 27 June 04 Iranian woman gives birth to frog
Tehran (IRNA): An Iranian woman gave birth to a frog in a bizarre labor in the southeastern city of Iranshahr Saturday.
Gynecologist Varasteh, who confirmed the report said the woman whose period had stopped for six months underwent a sonography in May which showed she had a cyst in her abdomen, wrote the Farsi-language daily E'temad in its Sunday's edition.
Following severe bleeding, the woman who has not been named gave birth to a live gray frog accompanied with mud.
Varasteh believes the frog larva has most likely entered and grown in the woman's body.
Other physicians argue that the larva has found its way into her body while she was swimming in a dirty pool, turning to a frog after the fetus has grown.
And some specialists blame genetic disorders, saying the so-called frog has similarities with the human's fetus.
The woman has two healthy children.
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WORLD NET DAILY (Grants Pass, Oregon) 28 June 04 Iranian woman 'gives birth to a frog' - Clinical biologist says miracle amphibian has human similarities
An Iranian woman has reportedly given birth to a frog.
According to the Islamic Republic News Agency, the unnamed woman from the southeastern city of Iranshahr delivered a live gray frog after what was called "a bizarre labor."
The animal's birth followed severe bleeding and was reportedly covered by mud.
Dr. Varasteh, a gynecologist, corroborated the unusual event to the Farsi-language daily Etemaad, saying the woman's menstrual cycle had stopped for six months and a May sonogram indicated the presence of a cyst in her abdomen.
Varasteh believes the frog larve entered the woman's body where it grew to adult size. Others, according to the BBC's translation of the Etemaad article, speculate that she unknowingly picked up the larve while swimming in dirty water.
But not all Iranian physicians are accepting this explanation. Etemaad notes that some medical experts have commented on the frog's similarity to a human.
A clinical biology expert, Dr. Aminifard, reportedly told Etemaad, "The similarities are in appearance, the shape of the fingers and the size and shape of the tongue."
The "so-called frog" has not yet been tested genetically, reports Etemaad.
The woman has two healthy children.
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