SOUTH AFRICAN GAY COUPLE SIRE TRIPLETS

SOUTH AFRICAN GAY COUPLE SIRE TRIPLETS

- A gay couple in South Africa has made history as the first homosexuals to father triplets using both of their DNA

- Christo and Theo Menelaou provided their sperms which were used to fertilise two eggs from a surrogate mother.

- They met the surrogate through disgraced athlete Oscar Pistorius  Two men have given birth to triplets becoming the first gay couple to sire children using both of their DNAs. The South African gay couple made it possible to have the three babies who include a set of identical twins using a surrogate mother.

The two provide sperms to fertilize two eggs from the surrogate who then gave birth to the three children. 

The triplets named Joshua, Zoe and Kate were delivered on July 2 this year albeit prematurely. According to the BBC which quoted the Gay Times magazine, Christo and Theo Menelaou met with the surrogate mother through deposed athlete Oscar Pistorius They were neighbours with Pistorius and met with the surrogate during a get together after the conclusion of the athlete’s case where he had been facing trial for shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Christo while speaking during an interview with Sky News said it was hard to be allowed to adopt and that they had no idea they would meet a surrogate who would accept their offer. READ ALSO: Nyamira man slaughters his two kids before he is killed by angry residents (video) According to the Telegraph, doctors had recommended that the couple terminate two of the pregnancies after one of the eggs split into two but they declined.