Doctors have performed the world’s first successful penis transplant

[Jigsaw.]

Doctors have performed the world's first successful penis transplant

Leo Mirani
13/3/15

http://qz.com/362129/doctors-have-performed-the-worlds-first-successful-penis-transplant/

Link to university site:
http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=2328

It is a seminal moment for medicine. Surgeons in South Africa declared today that they have performed the world's first penis transplant with a successful long-term result. The patient, a 21-year-old man, was operated on in December and has, according to surgeons at Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, "regained all function in the newly transplanted organ."

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thanks for sharing!

[Devlyn]

Edited my post, didn't see the timeline. The worlds first penis transplant was reversed after fifteen days due to psychological trauma, apparently not the case here.

[ImagineKate]

You know, I would have gladly donated mine if I could get a vagina in exchange, LOL.

But anyway this is seriously sweet. I hope they can make this a reality for you guys, maybe even with lab grown ones from your own or donor cells.

[awilliams1701]

Doesn't quite work that way unfortunately and even if it did it would still be expensive. Also imagine all the trans people trying to find someone for a medical swap. You would have to find biological matches and you could still be rejected (like dating).

You know, I would have gladly donated mine if I could get a vagina in exchange, LOL.

But anyway this is seriously sweet. I hope they can make this a reality for you guys, maybe even with lab grown ones from your own or donor cells.

[ImagineKate]

Doesn't quite work that way unfortunately and even if it did it would still be expensive. Also imagine all the trans people trying to find someone for a medical swap. You would have to find biological matches and you could still be rejected (like dating).

I know. I was only kidding.

[AeroZeppelin92]

Idk. I feel like even if this becomes a regular thing for other men who were amputees due to botched circumcisions, it would be still very difficult/ unlikely for transmen to get approval for this type of thing. They had a hard enough time getting approval for the one in the article, according to BBC. Plus a lifetime of immunosuppressants, not even guaranteed that it will function, etc.

I think there's more promise in lab grown penises than transplants.

[Contravene]

This definitely wasn't the world's first penis transplant, only the world's first "successful" one and the jury is still out on whether it'll actually be a success or not depending on the patient.

In 2006 surgeons in China successfully did a penis transplant but the patient experienced psychological trauma as a result and had the surgery revised to remove it.
Here is the article:
Man rejects first penis transplant

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2006/sep/18/medicineandhealth.china

Ian Sample
Monday 18 September 2006 00.05 BST 
"Chinese surgeons have performed the world's first penis transplant on a man whose organ was damaged beyond repair in an accident this year. The incident left the man with a 1cm-long stump with which he was unable to urinate or have sexual intercourse. "His quality of life was affected severely," said Dr Weilie Hu, a surgeon at Guangzhou General Hospital".
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Even if penis transplants become routine (and I can't imagine they would because there's already a severe lack of organ donors much less penis donators) the medical and psychological impacts of having such an intimate part of another person's body attached to yours can be scarring. Even people who receive "normal" organ transplants: hearts, kidneys, lungs, are impacted emotionally by it and there's always a risk that the new organ will be rejected by the body.

Edited to forum rules.

[Jason]

Docs Perform First Successful Penis Transplant

http://news.sky.com/story/1444513/docs-perform-first-successful-penis-transplant

Friday 13 March 2015| UK Skynews

"The nine-hour operation by surgeons in Cape Town offers hope to high numbers of South African men who lose their penises due to complications with traditional circumcision".



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[Alexthecat]

That's great but if it is someone else's penis then you need anti rejection drugs and have a chance to loose the penis again. They need to fix donated organs to not be rejected before we jump on this bandwagon.

[antonia]

Doctors claim first successful penis transplant

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/13/health/penis-transplant-south-africa/
By Joseph Netto, CNN|Updated 8:24 PM ET, Fri March 13, 2015

"The patient's penis was amputated after complications arose from a traditional circumcision, which was performed during a coming of age ceremony. Such initiation practices are common in African nations, but have increasingly come under scrutiny for risk of complications."
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Just saw this in my morning news scan, thought it might be of some interest to the members of this forum.


Topic and merged in existing topic, Also edited to meet forum publishing rules.

[chefskenzie]

I am hoping that this will be improved so that my Brothers out there can receive one if they choose!  I know a guy in my local group who said he would pay as much money as possible for a functioning one.  So cool!

[skin]

It is a seminal moment for medicine.

I love when journalists get terrible puns into their lede.

[cindy16]

It is a seminal moment for medicine.

I love when journalists get terrible puns into their lede.

LOL

Idk. I feel like even if this becomes a regular thing for other men who were amputees due to botched circumcisions, it would be still very difficult/ unlikely for transmen to get approval for this type of thing. They had a hard enough time getting approval for the one in the article, according to BBC. Plus a lifetime of immunosuppressants, not even guaranteed that it will function, etc.

I think there's more promise in lab grown penises than transplants.

Exactly. The same with uterus transplants too.