S African man with penis transplant to become father

 A South African man who received the world’s first successful penis transplant is to become a father just months after undergoing surgery, his doctor said on Friday.

Urologist Andre van der Merwe, who led the team that performed the operation, told AFP that the 21-year-old’s girlfriend was pregnant.

“I was informed by him that his partner is about four months pregnant,” said Van der Merwe, who is based at Stellenbosch University.

“We are happy that there were no complications and his penis is functioning well,” Van der Merwe told AFP.

“There was nothing preventing him from having children because his sperm wasn’t affected.” 

Van der Merwe has previously admitted surprise at the speed of the man’s recovery of sexual <g data-gr-id="17">function</g> however, saying the original goal was that “he would be fully functional at two years”.