The second penis was all that was left of a parasitic twin (Picture: CEN)

A baby boy was born with two penises and one of them was on his back.

The second penis is believed to be all that was left of a parasitic twin who failed to develop.

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Surgeons have now successfully removed the extra penis on his back.

The operation was carried out at the Scientific Research Institute of Pediatrics in Baku, Azerbaijan.


Head of the institute’s neonatology department Gunduz Agayev said: ‘The baby has a normal sexual organ where it is supposed to be.

The second penis was surgically removed (Picture: CEN)

‘The penis on the back is a parasite, which has been surgically removed.’

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Mr Agayev said the undeveloped twin had attached itself onto the boy inside the womb.



He added: ‘Practically all there was left from him was a penis that got attached to the brother’s back inside the womb.’

The newborn’s back was not badly affected by the penis-removal surgery, doctors said.

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He is already home with his parents and according to doctors is no different from any other baby.

To protect the baby’s privacy there is no information on where he was born and who his parents are.

But it was reported that the parents of the boy and medics attending the birth were shocked by the sight of two penises on his body.

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