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The first US penis transplant was successfully performed in 2016. Last year, a uterus transplant recipient gave birth for the first time in the US, too. Now, doctors at Johns Hopkins University have successfully transplanted an entire penis and scrotum to a young serviceman who sustained injuries in Afghanistan resulting in the loss of his genitals.
"We are hopeful that this transplant will help restore near-normal urinary and sexual functions for this young man," said Johns Hopkins' W.P. Andrew Lee, M.D. in a statement. Nine plastic surgeons and two urological specialists took 14 hours to transplant a deceased donor's entire penis and scrotum (minus testicles), along with a partial abdominal wall, to the young man, who wishes to remain anonymous.
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/23/johns-hopkins-penis-scrotum-transplant/
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Tuesday April 24 2018, @03:58AM (1 child)
did they at least consider these: https://www.neuticles.com/ [neuticles.com] ?
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 2) by Immerman on Tuesday April 24 2018, @01:37PM
Fake testicles aren't going to help much if you don't have a scrotum to hold 'em. And even if you did, I doubt it would help your self esteem much to look down at your nice fat sack hanging there all by itself...
On a related note, if this works successfully it could be the beginning of the end for porn - who would want random strangers everywhere knowing just how big their package is, what with the price of black-market groin transplants being what it is? You thought being mugged for your wallet was bad!