The birth of a baby girl to a Thomas Beatie in the US has, not surprisingly, drawn international attention.
People have wondered how Mr Beatie, 34, could possibly have a child.
The answer is that although he is now legally male, Mr Beatie was born a woman - Tracy Lagondino.
While he has had his breasts removed and has taken male hormones to give him facial hair, he has kept his female reproductive organs and can therefore carry a baby.
His daughter was conceived via donor insemination after he had stopped taking his hormone treatment.
Dr James Barrett is a psychiatrist based at the National Gender Identity Clinic in London, which sees over 700 patients a year seeking gender reassignment.
He said it was unusual for the female hormonal system of someone who had taken male hormones to restart, as Mr Beatie's did, in order to allow periods and pregnancy to take place.
Dr Barrett also explained the process a patient seeking gender reassignment in the UK would go through.
US 'pregnant man' has baby girl
An American man who was born female but subsequently underwent gender reassignment has given birth to a girl, US media have reported.
Thomas Beatie, 34, is legally male but kept his female reproductive organs after having breast surgery to remove glands and flatten his chest.
Both Mr Beatie and his daughter are reported to be doing well in a hospital in Bend, Oregon.
He was inseminated using sperm from an anonymous donor.
The birth was natural, a source at St Charles Medical Center in Bend told ABC News, and took place on Sunday.
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