Patient Recovering from First US Penis Transplant

A Massachusetts man is recovering from the United States' first penis transplant, and doctors in Boston say they are "cautiously optimistic" he will make a full recovery. Sixty-four-year old Thomas Manning lost his penis to cancer in 2012 and was given a new one last week thanks to an anonymous dead donor. Manning said he wanted to go public about his surgery, which took 15 hours, to encourage others who may be ashamed or humiliated by the loss of a sex organ. If all...

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