I know someone who recently had a full penectomy due to HPV and penile cancer. He's in his early 30s.

I haven't encountered too much information on this. I was just wondering what will his life be like now? Will he still be able to enjoy some kind of sexual stimulation?

Will he be able to receive a transplant of any sort? Are those successful?

What is the healing time like? Approximately how long would it take for him to physically heal, not speaking mentally here?

Just wondering, thanks.

Hi,

I' very sorry to hear about the bad news. It must be devestating. I am not qualified to answear your questions, at least not from first hand experience. However I do have some information and advice that you may find helpful.

What will his life be like now?

There's a some what famouse saying here at the archive "Your millage may vary" that basically says it's different for every one. A lot will depend on how he choses to deal with this situation, and that has a lot to do with who he is and how suportive and accepting those around him are.

Junior19 (imported) wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:20 pm Will he still be able to enjoy some kind of sexual stimulation?

Yes. Again " YMMV " Sex will be different to be sure, but rest assured there people who have no genitals at all, that enjoy sex. It will takes some time and openess to explore what works. Hopefully some one here with personal experience will be able to tell you more.

Junior19 (imported) wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:20 pm Will he be able to receive a transplant of any sort?

They are doing amazing things these days, and the technology is getting better all the time. However this is very rare and I have only heard of one transplant of a penis ever. The case was in China (http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2006/ ... alth.china).

From a medical stand point the transplant was sucessful and the body did not reject it. Unfortunately from a psychological standpoint the transplant failed because the patient and his wife couldn't accept the new penis as being his own, and so the patient had the transplanted penis removed at his own request. I do think this sort of thing will become more and more common in the years to come, but for now it is rare and experimentle.

thanks for all of your information. I did read about the transplant that was done in China.

Here's hoping that he'll be able to qualify.

I appreciate your help.