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Sep 1, 2021

World’s First Penis And Scrotum Transplant Is Fully Functional Over One Year On

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Over a year since the history-making operation, the recipient of the world’s first total penis and scrotum transplant – an injured veteran of the US Armed Forces – is “feeling whole” again and recovering well, doctors report in a case note on the pioneering procedure.

The man, who remains anonymous, was on patrol with his squad in Afghanistan when Taliban fighters ambushed them. As he went to give first aid to another soldier, he stepped on an improvised explosive device hidden on the road. In an instant, the blast took away much of the lower half of his body.

“I remember everything froze and I was upside down,” the man told MIT Technology Review. “I remember thinking a quick thought: ‘This isn’t good.’”

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