Melbourne, May 25 (ANI): A man who went to hospital with a kidney stone was left stunned when his ultrasound revealed that he was actually a woman.
Steve Crecelius, who is a photographer from Denver, Colorado, was born with both male and female traits but has been repressing his feminine side for a long time.
But after an ultrasound found out about his sex, he no longer lives as a man and goes by the name of 'Stevie' - a move that his wife and their six children support.
"I remember wearing my mom's clothes and makeup, very secretly, not telling anybody," the Daily Telegraph quoted Crecelius as telling Fox31.
Crecelius, who chose to hide behind a male persona, revealed that 40 years later, the nurse gave the explanation for his feelings.
"I had a kidney stone and we're in the emergency room," Crecelius said.
"The nurse is reading the ultrasound and says, "Huh, this says you're a female". It validated everything I had always felt inside."
The ultrasound found that while Crecelius appeared to have male genitalia, he also had internal female sex organs - just one of the conditions under the umbrella term 'intersex'.
However, when they arrived home, his wife Debbie forced him to talk about it - a conversation that Crecelius had avoided in fear that he would lose his family.
According to the Denver Post, Debbie was supportive, choosing to deal with the news by taking Stevie shopping for her first bra.
Debbie admitted that it was not been easy and she was afraid that she would never get her husband back - but despite all that she stood by Stevie.
"You will be who you are," she said.
"I didn't sign on for this, but who signs on for anything," she said.
"She's the same person she was as a he on the inside," she added.
They admitted to battling it all by being open about their concerns as they adjusted through the changes.
'We asked each other questions,' Debbie said.
"He asked me, "What if you meet someone along the way?" I said, "What if you meet someone?" The road goes both ways," she said.
However, the couple who has now been together for more than 25 years, still shares a room and a bed together.
"She still relates to my heart and soul, and I still relate to hers, and I think that that's the essence of true love," Crecelius added. (ANI)
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