First penis transplant reversed after two weeks

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060919/od_nm/penis_transplant1_dc_1

Surgeons in China who said they performed the first successful penis transplant had to remove the donated organ because of the severe psychological problems it caused to the recipient and his wife.

Dr Weilie Hu and surgeons at Guangzhou General Hospital in China performed the complex 15-hour surgery on a 44-year old man whose penis had been damaged in a traumatic accident.

The microsurgery to attach the penis, which had been donated by the parents of a 22-year-old brain-dead man, was successful but Hu and his team removed it two weeks later.
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There had been no signs of the 10-centimetre (4-inch) organ being rejected by the recipient's body. But Hu said more cases and longer observation are needed to determine whether sexual sensation and function can be restored.

 

Bea Arthur has no comment.

 

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Yep, that's chili on my screen now.

I'm guessing the mental trauma that came after the surgery was when he realized they gave him a 4-inch penis. I mean come on, couldn't they hook him up with 8 inches?

 

http://www.ppae.ab.ca/index.php?m=3&s=1

Common Sexual Myths
The bigger the penis, the better.
The average penis is about 6 inches long. And, the first 2 inches of the vagina is the most sensitive. So you don't need a huge penis to satisfy a woman.

 

Maybe the guy started fantasizing about 22-year-olds instead of his mid-40's wife. That might create some psychological anguish for a relationship.

 

OK, so they decided they didn't want the new penis. Fine. But what was the backup plan when they lopped off penis No. 2? Is he now walking around penisless? Seems if that's the option, you keep the 4-incher every time. But maybe I'm overthinking this?

 

What tool do you use to "reverse" a transplanted penis.

 

A butcher knife?

 

Thanks, Doc.

Always good to get an expert medical opinion.

 

Salad shooter.

*can't believe I just typed that. shiver.

 

just a two-inch tongue, arrrgh, matey.