A man who got a penis transplant says his girlfriend is
now pregnant, a doctor says
Doctors had expected the man's recovery to take two
years
Surgeons performed the first successful penile transplant
on December 11 in Cape Town, South Africa.
(CNN)— The girlfriend of the world's first successful
penis transplant recipient is reportedly pregnant, the
man's doctor has told CNN.
Dr. Andre van der Merwe of Stellenbosch University
in Cape Town, South Africa, told CNN 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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