The disturbing story of Lina Medina is the case of the youngest confirmed mother in medical history. Lina Marcela Medina de Jurado was born September 23rd, 1933 in Ticrapo, Peru. In 1939 Lina's parents took her took the doctor, concerned about an apparent tumor growing in her stomach. Both her parents and doctor were shocked to discover that 5-year-old Lina was in fact 7 months pregnant. Lina was then taken to a hospital for medical examination. There it was discovered that Lina suffered from precocious puberty, a medical condition in which a child begins puberty before their early teens. Questioning of Lima's parents revealed that she had started having periods around the age of 3. However, sufferers of precocious puberty are usually between 8-10, with Lina's extreme case being the only known case in medical history.
Lina gave birth to her son Gerardo by way of a cesarean section in September 1939. Almost immediately after her pregnancy was discovered, police began to investigate the identity of her abuser. Her father, Tiburelo Medina, was the primary suspect but he was later released due to lack of evidence, and the biological father was never identified. Lina herself was unable to identify her attacker or the circumstances of her impregnation, and it is possible that she was too young to fully comprehend what happened to her. Lina's son was raised by his grandparents and believed they were his biological parents, not discovering the truth until he was older. Gerardo died in 1979 at the age of 40. Lina Medina is still alive at age 83 and lives in Lima, Peru.
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