MythBusters: ABC

excerpts from Lady Gaga Health Issues: Rumor or Reality? by SHEILA MARIKAR

She wouldn't be Gaga if she didn't keep us guessing. But, for those attempting the decipher just who this pint-sized pop culture phenom is, ABCNews.com breaks down what's real and what's merely a rumor when it comes to all things Gaga.

Lady Gaga's got health problems: RUMOR. Well, according to her.

Gaga told the Times of London that even though she fainted on stage at a New Zealand concert, seems too skinny for her own good, and occasionally has "heart palpitations and ... things," she's perfectly fine. "A little MDMA [Ecstasy] once in a while never killed anybody, but I really don't do drugs," she said. "I don't touch cocaine any more...The thrill of my voice being healthy on stage is really special. I take care of myself."

Lady Gaga wants you to think she has a penis: REALITY.

"I love the rumor that I have a penis. I'm fascinated by it," she said recently on French TV. "In fact, it makes me love my fans even more that this rumor is in the world because 17,000 of them come to an arena every night and they don't care if I'm a man, a woman, a hermaphrodite, gay, straight, transgendered, or transsexual. They don't care! They are there for the music and the freedom."

Lady Gaga amputated one of her legs: RUMOR.

In April, A Pakistan News reported that Gaga revealed her amputation: "This is the latest fashion I'm starting and you can see that I'm a world leader when it comes to wacky and weird s**t," the website A Pakistan News quoted Gaga as saying. "Next month after I recover from the surgery I hope to have the other leg amputated or maybe my arm, hmm ... which one should I amputate next?"

Lady Gaga doesn't think pop stars should eat: REALITY.

Gaga spelled it out to New York Magazine: "Pop stars should not eat." Considering her recent spate of passing out on stage during performances, the 5-foot-2, 100 pound sensation might want to rethink her mantra.