First penis transplant patient's girlfriend is pregnant, doctor says

Surgeons performed the first successful penile transplant on December 11 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Story highlights

• A man who got a penis transplant says his girlfriend is now pregnant, a doctor says
• Doctors had expected the man's recovery to take two years

The girlfriend of the world's first successful penis transplant recipient is reportedly pregnant, the man's doctor has told CNN.

Dr. Andre van der Merwe of Stellenbosch University in Cape Town, South Africa, told CNN  on Friday that his patient told him the woman is about four months pregnant.

The man's first penis was amputated as a life-saving measure after severe complications arose from a circumcision performed as part of a coming-of-age ceremony.

Merwe led a nine-hour operation in December to replace the penis at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town.

It was only in March that doctors pronounced the surgery a success, saying the transplant had restored all of the man's "urinary and reproductive functions."