Recipient of the world's first penis transplant set to become a father

An operation that lasted for 9 hours led to the first successful penis transplant in the World. It was led by team of surgeons in South Africa. Surprisingly, the operation was carried out last year( December 11, 2014) but it was kept undisclosed to the public in order to see how the patient recovers. Normally, it takes up to two years for the patient to recover. But he unexpectedly recovered so early.

Patient 'to be a father'

The South African recipient of the world's first penile transplant is about to become a father, one of the surgeons who performed the operation has said, the 21-year-old recipient lost his penis in a botched circumcision.

Andre van der Merwe said the patient, whose identity is being protected, had informed the head of Stellenbosch University's Division of Urology that his girlfriend was expecting, which confirmed "the organ is functioning".