The girlfriend of the world's
first successful penis transplant recipient is reportedly pregnant, the man's
doctor has said.
Dr. Andre van der Merwe of
Stellenbosch University in Cape Town, South Africa, said on Friday that his
patient told him the woman is about four months pregnant.
The man's first penis was
amputated as a life-saving measure after severe complications arose from a
circumcision performed as part of a coming-of-age ceremony.
Merwe led a nine-hour
operation in December to replace the penis at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape
Town.
It was only in March that
doctors pronounced the surgery a success, saying the transplant had restored
all of the man's "urinary and reproductive functions."
They had expected his recovery
to last two years.
Doctors have not identified
the 21-year-old man for ethical reasons.
His was the second penis
transplant attempted. The first one, in China, ended when the recipient
suffered a severe psychological reaction and requested it be removed.
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