Our late president Benjamin Sheares invented fake vagina?
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wow. didn;t know this. interesting fact.
quoted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Sheares
One of Sheares' main contributions to medicine was a technique to create an artificial vagina for those born without one. A modification of it is still used for sex change operations today.
quoted from KK hospital website http://www.kkh.com.sg/AboutUs/MedicalHighlights/
Dr Benjamin Henry Sheares pioneers a new technique for construction of the vagina for women born without it and successfully achieving pregnancies.
further reading about his medical contributions - http://annals.edu.sg/pdf/34VolNo6200506/V34N6p25C.pdf
extract of cover page -
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yah.. he was a doctor.. a gynae actually.. why?
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Originally posted by the Bear:
yah.. he was a doctor.. a gynae actually.. why?
oh coz i learnt something new today. just wanted to share it with the others as i think most dunno their local history well... -
Wad wrong with being a doc?