Man with a bionic penis reveals he has to endure a TWO WEEK erection to test if it works (and Phillip Schofield asked why he didn't get a bigger member)
- Andrew Wardle, 44, was born without a penis due to a rare condition
- He has now had a penis reconstructed from muscle and nerve tissue in his arm
- Surgeons crafted the bionic member and now have to perform one last surgery
- After his penis is 'switched on', Andrew will have it tested in the unusual manner
A man who was born without a penis has had a bionic replacement fitted - but he will have to endure a two-week erection to make sure it works.
Andrew Wardle, 44, from Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, suffers from a 20 million-to-one condition that led to him being born with an ectopic bladder, but told ITV's This Morning he will finally be able to have sex after surgeons crafted him a new penis using skin, muscle and nerves from his arms.
He told presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby he was facing a potentially embarrassing side effect during the testing stages - as he will have to endure a two week erection following a final surgery to 'switch on' his new member.
Surgeons at University College London are behind the life-changing procedure, which prompted Phillip to ask whether Andrew had been tempted to ask for the biggest penis possible.
Andrew Wardle, 44, was born without a penis, but has now had a bionic one fitted thanks to surgeons at University College London
Arm muscles, skin and nerves were taken and used to reconstruct a penis which will now be switched on and Andrew will have to endure a two-week erection to test it works
Andrew told the presenters he is now waiting on just one final surgery to 'switch it on', and explained that he was planning to spend 14 days indoors afterwards to avoid any potentially embarrassing scenarios.
'I have to get a train home from London with it. I’ve got to have an erection for two weeks…!' he said.
Andrew said he was planning to stay indoors for 14 days until the test was finished.
Andrew returned to This Morning to talk to Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby about his surgery and they were thrilled to hear that he would be able to finally have sex
He was joined on the ITV daytime show with his long-term girlfriend Fedra Fabian, who said she wasn't thinking about sex
Fedra and Andrew have never had sex, he waited nine months before telling her that he had no penis when they were first together
Andrew, who was joined on the couch with long-term girlfriend Fedra Fabian, 27, showed the presenters the enormous scar on his arm, which he plans to get covered with a tattoo.
A cheeky Phillip couldn't resist asking Andrew if he ever considered asking the surgeons to take as much of his arm tissue as possible to give him a larger member.
A tentative Phil asked: 'What have they given you..?'
'They have built what any man has got. I’ve got what anyone has got, it just needs turning on,' Andrew explained.
Andrew showed the presenters his arm, and Phil asked whether he ever considered getting it as big as possible
Andrew said he was planning on getting a tattoo designed to cover up the scar from his surgery on his arm
Gesturing towards his bicep, Phil then asked: 'Were you not tempted to say take it up to there..?'
Andrew laughed as he responded: 'They don’t do it on sizes, they just do it from your arm muscle!’
When Andrew was born doctors were able to fix his bladder so he was able to pass urine but he never developed a penis.
He has never been able to have sex, but has claimed in the past that he has slept with 100 women.
‘People thought it was a boast and it wasn’t.. I just realised I couldn’t tell them. Twenty percent of the women I told, the rest it just wasn’t going to work out,' he explained.
The couple have been together for years but Fedra is just concerned about the practical side of Andrew's operation
Holly questioned how mentally prepared Andrew was for sex and whether he had ever thought about it now he knows he has a penis
Andrew spoke with Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes in a previous appearance on This Morning and revealed how he was once punched in the face when a date discovered the truth about his body
Holly questioned how mentally prepared Andrew was with the news he will finally be able to have sex after never having it before.
Andrew insisted he had put it to the back of his mind, while his girlfriend Fedra was more concerned about his recovery after his final surgery.
'I think it’s so far at the back of my mind, I think I will have to unlock it with a psychologist. If I want a normal life I will need to look at it,' he said.
Fedra added: 'It is not an agreement. We are balanced. We are both thinking practical, after the hospital and how long it is going to take [to recover].'
While Andrew and Fedra have spoken about having a family, they are not sure if he will be able to have them naturally so the couple are considering adoption.
This Morning airs weekdays on ITV at 10.30am
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