Penises Grown In Lab Could Be Tested On Humans In 5 Years

Scientists have successfully grown penises in a laboratory and say they could be tested on humans within five years, North Carolina, USA.

The laboratory grown penises could help men who have suffered a SERIOUS INJURY to the region, had radical surgery for cancer or who have a congenital abnormality

According to the Guardian, the organs would be used to help men who have suffered a SERIOUS INJURY to the region, had surgery for cancer or are suffering from a congenital abnormality. Scientists there are now assessing engineered penises for safety, function and durability.

The work is being carried out the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine. The same team of researchers declared they had successfully grown vaginas in a laboratory and IMPLANTED them into four teenage patients.

The new organs were given to women born with a rare genetic condition in which the vagina and uterus are underdeveloped or absent. The treatment could also potentially be applied to patients with vaginal cancer or injuries.

To avoid the body rejecting the lab-grown organ, the penises would be made using cells from each individual patient’s body. This would be done by taking cells from what remains of the man’s penis and growing these in culture for up to six weeks.

The current option involves reconstructing the penis using skin from the arm or the thigh – with a pump to help a man obtain an erection. If the engineered penises proved to be successful, they would be a huge leap forward in the sophistication of treatments offered to men who have suffered injury or suffered a disease such as penile cancer.