South Africans perform first 'successful' penis transplant

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#1  Edited By gamerguru100
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Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-31876219

What's with GameSpot's new link system? It was fine before. Why try to fix something that doesn't need fixing?

Anyway, what do you make of this article?

I hope I never need one of these transplants.

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#2 Master_Live
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Here: http://www.gamespot.com/forums/bug-reporting-feedback-1000006/having-trouble-inserting-links-31898786/#17

Complain about the new crappy link system there ^^^^.

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#3  Edited By Master_Live
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Interesting bits from the article:

"The team said there was extensive discussion about whether the operation, which is not life-saving in the same way as a heart transplant, was ethical.

There have been attempts before, including one in China. Accounts suggested the operation went fine, but the penis was later rejected.

The man was 18 and already sexually active when he had the circumcision.

The procedure is part of the transition from boyhood to adulthood in parts of South Africa.

The boy was left with just 1cm of his original penis.

Doctors say South Africa has some of the greatest need for penis transplants anywhere in the world.

Dozens, although some say hundreds, of boys are maimed or die each year during traditional initiation ceremonies.

Surgeons at Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital performed a nine-hour operation to attach a donated penis.

The operation took place on 11 December last year. Three months later doctors say the recovery has been rapid.

Full sensation has not returned and doctors suggest this could take two years.

However, the man is able to pass urine, have an erection, orgasm and ejaculate.

Dr Van der Merwe told the BBC: "You may say it doesn't save their life, but many of these young men when they have penile amputations are ostracised, stigmatised and take their own life.

"If you don't have a penis you are essentially dead, if you give a penis back you can bring them back to life.""

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Some lol- worthy stuff.

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@gamerguru100 said:

What's with GameSpot's new link system? It was fine before. Why try to fix something that doesn't need fixing?

Were you around for the transition to the new website layout? Lol.

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#5 gamerguru100
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@Master_Live said:

"If you don't have a penis you are essentially dead, if you give a penis back you can bring them back to life.""

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Some lol- worthy stuff.

I have to agree with that quote though. I'd rather be dead than live without a penis. There would be some serious psychological consequences if I lost what essentially makes me male.

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@gamerguru100 said:

I have to agree with that quote though. I'd rather be dead than live without a penis. There would be some serious psychological consequences if I lost what essentially makes me male.

Fixed your link.

Also, your penis might be one of the things that makes you a male, but it's not what makes you a man =)

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I wonder if this means that someday people will be paying large amounts of money to upgrade to a larger dong.

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I wonder if this means that someday people will be paying large amounts of money to upgrade to a larger dong.

A new form of micro-transactions for an advantage over the competition.

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#9  Edited By hippiesanta
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this is why circumcise must be ban for good ..... fck religion or tradition or medical believe (if u re circumcised atheist)

if u want to chop off your weewee

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@hippiesanta said:

this is why circumcise must be ban for good ..... fck religion or tradition or medical believe (if u re circumcised atheist)

if u want to chop off your weewee

I guess you mean circumcision for minors. Since I will chop off me weewee if I so desire.

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@Master_Live said:

@hippiesanta said:

this is why circumcise must be ban for good ..... fck religion or tradition or medical believe (if u re circumcised atheist)

if u want to chop off your weewee

I guess you mean circumcision for minors. Since I will chop off me weewee if I so desire.

I mean for any ages......

Many of my friends chop their dingdongs at the age of puberty ... around 12 for moslems ..... and some do it as an adult just because they think it will make them more yummy .

sometimes they show me how does it looks like usually when not erect ....eww..... looks like a dried petal

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It was also in South Africa that the first successful heart transplant was performed.

The latest "first" might seem somewhat less glorious than the original one, but consider the complexity of the vascular system in the relevant organ, along with the extent to which the operation restored functionality, and the accomplishment begins to look pretty darn impressive!

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@hippiesanta said:

sometimes they show me how does it looks like usually when not erect ....eww..... looks like a dried petal

Oh, you and your friends have a D Club. Nice.

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@korvus said:

@gamerguru100 said:

I have to agree with that quote though. I'd rather be dead than live without a penis. There would be some serious psychological consequences if I lost what essentially makes me male.

Fixed your link.

Also, your penis might be one of the things that makes you a male, but it's not what makes you a man =)

Yes, that is correct. Its also correct that women will want you to have a penis, and that you as a male want to have a functioning penis.

You can talk all day about "what really makes a man?" and dive into some bullshit about it, but at the end of the day, if you're male, you both want and deserve a functioning penis.

There's nothing unethical about this at all. I don't even see how someone could make that argument. You're giving back something to someone that was lost and that made up a part of who you are.

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@-TheSecondSign-: Of course you want one, just like you want both arms and both legs...that's not what I meant though.

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#16  Edited By PopeAnonymousXV
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As per the discussion of future penis markets for people who want bigger dongs… eh. I'm happy with Little Elvis, thanks much.

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Where do I sign up to get my South African penis?

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@popeanonymousxv: Why Elvis? Does he keep "leaving the building" when you need him?

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@korvus said:

Also, your penis might be one of the things that makes you a male, but it's not what makes you a man =)

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@korvus: How had I never seen that before? It's perfect!!

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@ianhh6: Especially when you watch it after the original XD