First penile transplant recipient 'to become father'

The penile transplant operation lasted for about nine hours
The penile transplant operation lasted for about nine hours

The South African recipient of the world's first penile transplant is to become a father, a surgeon who performed the operation has told the BBC.

 

His girlfriend has reported that she is about four months' pregnant, and this showed that the "transplant worked", said Andre van der Merwe.

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