Male genitals or penis transplant is still in its nascent stage. Due to the taboo associated with this particular transplant patients requiring this procedure do not come forward. Doctors in the USA will be performing such transplant which will be only the third transplant of such kind. Many soldiers and defence personnel undergo various kinds of injuries while performing on the line of duty. Certain injuries also carry tremendous psychological aftermath.
Particularly, injuries related to face and genital areas leave a long time psychological effects due to a social rejection by other people in the society. In order to reduce this psychological trauma, transplant surgeons around the world are considering previously ignored organs or body parts for transplant surgeries. One such area is male genitals or penis to be specific. According to the survey by U.S. Department of Defense, 1367…
