Man Accidentally Gives Birth To His Own Twin Brother

A man ‘gave birth’ to his parasitic twin brother after it pushed its way though his stomach, Witney, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

A 30-year-old Gavin Hyatt underwent series of medical test to identify the origin of the lump by his belly button before doctors decided to operate him. As Mr Hyatt was preparing for an operation to remove it he experienced sharp stabbing stomach pains.

A parasitic twin is the result of the processes that also produce vanishing twins and conjoined twins, and may represent a continuum between the two

And the lump that was believed to be a cyst or an in-growing hair appeared to be a man’s identical twin. As the lump protruded from his belly button Mr Hyatt drove himself to the hospital. His doctor Joe Santos, said: “It was like something from Alien. I didn’t believe Gavin when he said something was coming out of his belly button until I saw him.”
Decsribing his emotions over unborn brother Mr Hyatt said: “I feel absolutely fine now but it has not sunk in yet that I could have had a twin brother. I have him in a jar at home and I call him little Gav. I haven’t told many people. I feel like a bit of a freak.”
Medics think that the 4cm long parasitic was reabsorbed Mr Hyatt’s body when it died in the womb early in their mother’s pregnancy. The case comes after surgeons in America removed a similar parasitic twin complete with hair and teeth from the brain of a 26-yer-old woman.
A parasitic twin (also known as an asymmetrical or unequal conjoined twin) is the result of the processes that also produce vanishing twins and conjoined twins, and may represent a continuum between the two. Unlike conjoined twins, one ceases development during gestation and is vestigial to a mostly fully formed, otherwise healthy individual twin.