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Penis transplant: Finding a donor the trickiest part

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http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-na...180954639/

The doctors who announced the first successful procedure last week had a particularly difficult time finding willing organ donors...

EXCERPT: Three years ago, an 18-year-old man checked himself into a South African hospital under grim circumstances. He had recently undergone a ritual circumcision, but the procedure had not gone well. [...] His story has a happier ending than you might expect. Last week, doctors at Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital announced that the young man had become the recipient of the world’s first successful penis transplant. The procedure was performed in December, and the man now appears to have made a complete recovery and enjoys a fully functional penis....
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cluelusshusbund Offline
Well... if you needed money to woo you'r sweety... you coud prolly get a good price for a decent workin penis... hmmm... but thankin it thru that may not be the best plan... kinda like "The Gift an the Magi" issues.!!!
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