Good News: Man Who Received First P.enis Transplant About To Become A Father

This was made known by the surgeon

who performed the surgery, Andre

van der Merwe, who said the

pregnancy news shows the “transplant

……

The South African man who was the

recipient of the world’s first penis

transplant is set to become a father as

his girlfriend is 4 months pregnant, BBC

reports.

This was made known by the surgeon

who performed the surgery, Andre van

der Merwe, who said the pregnancy

news shows the “transplant worked”.

Upon hearing the news, Dr Van der

Merwe said he was “very pleased”

adding that had not asked for a

paternity test as there was no reason to

doubt the couple.

The 21-year-old recipient, whose

identify is being protected, lost his

penis in a botched circumcision, and

the operation took place in December.

A 9-hour surgery had been done at

Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg

Hospital to attach a donated penis.

Speaking further on the news and

transplant, Dr der Merwe said,

“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,”

He also said he had not expected the

man to be infertile, as he had an issue

with his penis, not his testicles.

Dr Van der Merwe said the surgical

team is yet to review the success of the

operation, and may then carry out

further transplants.

The unnamed boy who had been 18 and

sexually active at the time of the

botched circumcision, was left with just

1cm of his original penis as a result.

There have been attempts at penis

transplants before, including one in

China, but accounts suggested though

the operation went well, he penis was

later rejected.

Doctors say South Africa has some of the

greatest need for penis transplants in

the world.