Why are only girls born in an "abnormal" Polish village?

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

In the small Polish village of Miejsce Odrzańskie on the southwestern border of the country, the boy was last born nine years ago! For ten girls, there are not nine guys and not even one, but much less. Most of the village, which is very modest in terms of population (328 people), are women. The village is famous for its all-female fire brigade. This strange gender anomaly, rooted in ancient times, has recently attracted massive attention of the world media.

The mayor of the village, Raimund Fritschko, who, by the way, has two daughters, says that according to the records in church books, this strange phenomenon has been going on for decades. The official promised a generous reward to those parents in whose family a male heir will be born.

Old-timers Meisse Odzhanske say that it has always been like this. Only girls are constantly born. The appearance of a boy in the local family has always been an extraordinary event. Nobody knows the explanation for this mysterious phenomenon.

Although the fertility rates for boys and girls are quite similar, statistics show that there is in fact a slight bias towards male infants. All over the world, there are generally between one hundred and one to one hundred and five boys per one hundred newborn girls. Unless, of course, your homeland is Meisse Odzhanske.

This bizarre fact gained media attention after the village sent a team of young volunteer firefighters to the competition. There is one man in the team - its leader, Tomasz Golazh.

Since then, the one-street village has been attacked by TV people eager to find out the nature of the strange sexual injustice. Also came various doctors and other scientists interested in studying this mysterious phenomenon. The village was visited by a lot of charlatans who claim that they know the most reliable way of conceiving a male child. It came even for very, very strange advice, for example, such as putting an ax under the matrimonial bed.

“This has been going on for at least several decades,” Tomasz Golazh said, “I moved here from another place. My wife is from this village. We had two daughters, and my neighbor also has two girls. boys are never born here at all."

News of an unusual village recently caught the attention of Professor Rafal Ploski, head of the Department of Genetics at the Medical University of Warsaw. He believes that it is necessary to study the historical records very carefully and try to find an answer to this riddle. The professor claims that it is necessary to check whether closely related marriages were concluded here, to ask local residents. Then you need to monitor the ecological situation.

Wikipedia reports that the village of Miejsce Odrzańskie was German territory until 1945. After the end of World War II, it became Polish territory within the USSR. Local Germans were forcibly evicted. Extremely curious: did they have trouble giving birth to boys?

The villagers themselves are not at all sure that there is a medical cause for this gender anomaly. Some are convinced that this is just a chain of accidents. It can be compared to tossing a coin. If you throw it many times in a row, there will be whole series of the same results.

And finally, a miracle happened - a boy was born in the village. The whole village sees in this a ray of hope for further survival. After all, the population is slowly but steadily declining. Young women get married and leave.

Bartek Milak was born on May 2, 2020. He and his mother, Anna, stayed in the hospital longer than is usually required because the boy had elevated C-reactive protein levels that need to be treated with antibiotics. This required constant monitoring and close supervision by medical personnel. However, Anna says that she is no longer afraid, because the birth of her son is a double miracle. Not only is he the first boy in 10 years to be born in their village, but she herself has had a lot to go through. She underwent a very serious operation, thanks to which she subsequently managed to have a successful pregnancy. For this, we even had to raise funds, since the complex operation was very expensive.

The mayor did not forget about his promise to reward the family where the boy is born. Perhaps a street in the village will even be named after the boy. Also, the spouses are waiting for another magnificent celebration and a monetary gift. For now, due to quarantine and the health of the child, this will have to be postponed. The solemn event was limited to congratulations at the office of the mayor of the village and the presentation of a check for 1,500 zlotys. Local residents bought flowers and balloons. Mom, dad and baby were presented with anniversary T-shirts with memorable inscriptions.

Anna says that she was madly dreaming of a son. Moreover, her mother has two daughters and two granddaughters. This child was very desirable for their entire family. And for all residents. Neighbors constantly congratulate them, and looking into the stroller, they simply cannot take their eyes off. This is such a pleasant surprise for everyone! At the same time, Anna understands that the time will come when her family will attract a lot of media attention due to the birth of Bartek. She is ready to meet this with a smile, but for now she asks not to annoy them too much in order to enjoy her double miracle in the family circle.

The main questions of concern for many are: will the boy join the ranks of the famous local fire brigade in the future (after all, it has become a kind of advertisement for Meisce Odzhanske) and whether boys will still be born in the village. While it is far from the solution of the first question, and the answer to the second is unknown, life in the village goes on as usual.

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