Mid-Day

Of course, Baizhan Aldashev was never really pregnant.

But the boy was pronounced "with child" at a hospital in Aktobe city, where he was treated for kidney problems.
 

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The teenager was discharged with a medical prescription that listed pregnancy among his health issues.

The prescription was a mistake by an overworked doctor, not a medical discovery of the millennium, the hospital's director explained.

But the confused teenager still took the prescribed medication for a while, which, his family claimed, gave him a severe allergy while doing nothing to alleviate kidney problems.

The Aldashevs sued the hospital for 10 million tenge ($66,000), but the court slashed the sum upon reviewing the case.

"We will appeal, most likely. Fifty thousand - that's ridiculous, you know," a family representative said.