A family from Michigan, United States, celebrated the birth of
a baby
in a special way on March 17: it is Audrey, daughter of Carolyn and Andrew Clark, the first daughter on the paternal family's side
since 1885.
In other words, Andrew's father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-grandfather, as well as Andrew's great-great-grandfather's father and grandfather,
had only sons
.
Audrey, the baby who broke 138 years of sons (Carolyn Clark).
Carolyn told
"Good Morning America"
that when she began dating Andrew more than 10 years ago,
she didn't believe their family history,
RT
reports
.
"I asked his parents to confirm that information and they said, 'Oh yeah, no, we haven't had a girl in our direct line.' He's had uncles and cousins who have had girls, but in his lineage there hasn't been a girl
.
Carolyn mentioned.
Experts can't find answers
Kelli Burroughs, director of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital in Texas, told
Insider
that the story
was "unbelievable."
"It just leads us to ask more questions," she said, according to
Ella rt
.
Burroughs states that there is no natural way to control whether a fetus is male or female, since the chance of a man producing sperm with X or Y chromosomes
is 50%
.
Audrey, daughter of Carolyn and Andrew Clark, the first child on the paternal side of the family since 1885 (Carolyn Clark).
The only option would be to do "in vitro" fertilization, and then make a selection of the fertilized egg with the sex you want to transfer.
However, Burroughs argues that this story shows that there may be more to sperm selection
than chance and chance .
The expert stresses that there must be some medical explanation behind it and that it is more than just a coincidence.
Burroughs believes that "there would have to be a genetic explanation" and notes that it is, "from a medical perspective, very interesting," says
Ella rt
.
The baby was born on March 17 (Carolyn Clark).
He also believes that studying cases like that of the Clarks could help families with a sexual preference in their offspring.
"Maybe
there is something in this family
that could help others in the future," she says.
She acknowledges that she would like to study this family.
"There is always room for us to learn, and I feel like this family opens that door," she said.
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