First penis transplant to be performed in US.

[nemo]

From the New York Times. Potential to help thousands of injured veterans, and who knows what benefits it may offer for the most sever Peyronies Disease sufferers down the road? ...

Nemo

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/07/health/penis-transplants-being-planned-to-heal-troops-hidden-wounds.html?_r=1

[Pfract]

Thanks for sharing! I saw and was going to post it too. Awesome news that they are trying in the us,and I hope they are successful too like in Africa! For they stated in the article about things they didn't knew before about the way blood flowed inside the penis. Wonder if the treatment of erectile dysfunction will be benefited too?  

[Jack1909]

I read an interview by an american urologist whose I do not remember the name. Anyway, He says that this is not the right way and I am totally agree. I still think the the penis is not something that can be transplanted due to the massive psychological implications that it takes with itself. Honestly I would prefer spend my entire life without sex and with a sick penis than living with a transplanted penis. Most of people think this way.

[Pfract]

If that is really your point of view, I think that it's absolutely ridiculous. Imagine people that by an immense misfortune in life don't have a penis anymore. Think about how much that destroys c person's life. Do you think that it really is that bad because it came from someone else? The guy who had it doesn't need it anymore so why can't it be put to good use again on someone that needs it? I think it's just a matter of time before people start to feel more comfortable with the idea, and come to good terms with that.

But asides the transplant itself, I am eager to see what the diagnosis and treatment or maybe improvement of ED will come after this. Because for doctors to have such a thorough understanding of how the penis works in terms of blood supply, to the point they can transplant it etc it should be reasonable to think it will benefit and improve many other things as a consequence. And honestly, I don't see many people excited at such an amazing breakthrough when they should be!