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" The girlfriend of the man who made history as the\u00A0first successful recipient of a penis transplant\u00A0is pregnant, the BBC reports. The unnamed man&amp;#039;s\u00A0girlfriend is four months pregnant, conceiving after the man received his full penis transplant back in December. The surgeon behind the transplant, Andre van der Merwe, is ecstatic, commenting that the pregnancy is proof that the &amp;quot;transplant worked.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;This is what we intended, that he should be able to stand up and be able to urinate and have intercourse, so it is a milestone for him,&amp;quot; said van der Merwe.\u00A0 The 21-year-old man underwent the surgery back in December, having lost his penis through a circumcision at age 18\u00A0that went wrong. His testicles and sperm were unaffected, but with any surgery on the penis, ability to have sexual intercourse and conceive is always a potential\u00A0concern.\u00A0 Only as few months after the surgery, the man&amp;#039;s penis was described as &amp;quot;fully functional&amp;quot;, but getting his girlfriend pregnant is still a fairly massive deal. This is officially the first successful penis transplant, after an attempt in China was reversed after\u00A0the patient experienced\u00A0psychological issues and asked for the new penis to be removed. &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s definitely smiling big,&amp;quot; said van der Merwe of the soon-to-be father. &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s proud. He&amp;#039;s also a little bit shy. The pregnancy is not unexpected because this man is having normal intercourse with a partner of quite a few years. But for the recipient, it is a big thing and proof the operation has been a success. I&amp;#039;m happy and I have to thank my whole team.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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