{"id":99517,"date":"2015-03-15T13:14:36","date_gmt":"2015-03-15T13:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=99517"},"modified":"2015-03-15T13:14:36","modified_gmt":"2015-03-15T13:14:36","slug":"south-africans-perform-first-successful-penis-transplant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/03\/south-africans-perform-first-successful-penis-transplant\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africans perform first ‘successful’ penis transplant"},"content":{"rendered":"
The world’s first successful penis transplant has been reported by a surgical team in South Africa.<\/p>\n
The 21-year-old recipient, whose identify is being protected, lost his penis in a botched circumcision.<\/p>\n
Doctors in Cape Town said the operation was a success and the patient was happy and healthy.<\/p>\n
The team said there was extensive discussion about whether the operation, which is not life-saving in the same way as a heart transplant, was ethical.<\/p>\n
There have been attempts before, including one in China. Accounts suggested the operation went fine, but the penis was later rejected.<\/p>\n
Penis replacement<\/strong><\/p>\n The man was 18 and already sexually active when he had the circumcision.<\/p>\n The procedure is part of the transition from boyhood to adulthood in parts of South Africa.<\/p>\n