First penile
transplant recipient 'to become father'
The South
African recipient of the world's first penile transplant is about to become a
father, a surgeon who performed the operation has told the BBC.
His
girlfriend has reported that she is about four months' pregnant, and this
showed that the "transplant worked", said Andre van der Merwe.
The
21-year-old recipient, whose identify is being protected, lost his penis in a
botched circumcision.
The
operation took place in December.
Surgeons at
Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital performed a nine-hour operation
to attach a donated penis.
Dr Van der
Merwe sad he was "very pleased" when he heard that the man's
girlfriend was pregnant.
"This
is what we intended, that he should be able to stand up and be able to urinate
and have intercourse, so it is a milestone for him," Dr Van der Merwe
added.
BBC AFRICA
Omg! Still very much unbelievable to me but seriously very interesting, what I want to know is how did it happen?
ReplyDeleteit perhaps came from a donor.
Deleteprobably somebody who died.... this is where you can correctly say that a man's manhood lives on ...lol
it perhaps came from a donor.
Deleteprobably somebody who died.... this is where you can correctly say that a man's manhood lives on ...lol
I guess the penis came from bruce jenner who is now madam caityln jenner. lwkm.
ReplyDeletebut this is good improvement in the health sector
That's wat u see wen u find yaself in the 21century. Welcome to wonder land!!
ReplyDeleteWeicome to wonderland. That's how it goes in the 21century. Wonders shall never cease
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