EXCLUSIVE: Man given a £50,000 bionic penis after being born without a manhood splits from girlfriend who took his virginity at the age of 45
A man born without a penis has split from his girlfriend who was deflowered at the age of 45 thanks to his new bionic manhood, MailOnline can reveal.
Andrew Wardle finally had sex with his long-term girlfriend Fedra Fabian, 33, after having a £50,000 mechanical penile implant fitted in 2018.
The couple even discussed starting a family together or adopting.
But now they’ve partied and Fabian is heading back to her native Hungary, leaving Andrew, now 50, alone.
A source told MailOnline: ‘It’s sad but they’ve split after everything they’ve been through.
Andrew Wardle, 50, has split from long-term girlfriend Fedra Fabian, 33, after losing his virginity to her at the age of 45 following a £50,000 mechanical penile implant fitted in 2018.
Andrew, pictured in hospital, successfully underwent the final stage of penile implant surgery at London’s University Hospital
In a remarkable operation, doctors built his new penis from the skin, muscle and nerves in Andrew’s left arm and a vein in his leg.
A diagram shows how Andrew’s bionic penis is extracted from the skin of his forearm and a vein in his leg. It is then rolled into the shape of a manhood and tied. Inside the penis is a penile implant that pumps saline into the cylinder, causing the penis to become erect for sexual intercourse
“They just drifted apart, especially after Fedra had to go back to Budapest to visit a sick relative.
“When someone is in a completely different country, these things can happen. It came to a natural conclusion.
‘It ended about a year ago, but they were together for ten years.
“Andrew hasn’t been with anyone else. He still has to undergo a number of medical procedures.
‘He got feeling in his penis when he could experience pleasure from sex. But it wasn’t just about the sex, he wants to be healthy.’
Andrew, from Stalybridge, Gtr Manchester, has a one in 20 million health condition called bladder exstrophy, meaning he was born without a penis, one testicle and his bladder outside his body.
He was tormented for years at school and turned to drugs at age 18 in an attempt to forget his health struggles.
As a child, he underwent a surgical procedure to create an artificial opening in his urinary system, called a stoma.
He underwent numerous operations to install a tube from his bladder so he could urinate normally and suffered from kidney problems.
Andrew from Manchester has a one in 20 million health condition called bladder exstrophy, which means he was born without a penis, with one testicle and with his bladder outside his body.
As a child, Andrew underwent a surgical procedure to create an artificial opening in his urinary system, called a stoma. He underwent numerous operations to create a tube from his bladder so he could urinate normally and suffered from kidney problems
His rare birth defect prompted Andrew, pictured with girlfriend Fedra, to attempt suicide, but he was given hope in 2012 after being referred to Dan Wood, a consultant urologist at UCLH in London.
Andrew, far left, said that during his time at school he knew he was different from the other boys and cried himself to sleep
His rare birth defect led Andrew to commit suicide
But in 2012, he was given hope by doctors who built him a new bladder and a new penis.
Doctors operated on him at University College Hospital London in June and Andrew said he felt like the ‘bionic man’.
But he had to wait six weeks before he could have sex for the first time.
He told MailOnline after the operation: ‘I’m very excited to be able to move on now.
‘But I think having sex for the first time is a bigger problem for everyone than for me.
‘I have spent 44 years without a penis and in all that time I have not had sex. It will take a while for me to catch up on things.
‘Of course I’m looking forward to it. But for me it’s not the be all and end all. It’s a byproduct of the operation. It will allow me to be part of society.
After activating a button in his crotch to pump up his “ridiculously large” new penis, he lost his virginity to Fedra.
Fedra and Andrew, pictured before his last operation
A source told MailOnline: ‘It’s sad but they’ve split after everything they’ve been through’
The source continued: ‘They just drifted apart, especially after Fedra had to go back to Budapest to see a sick relative’
Andrew admitted it was ‘fantastic’ to finally have sex.
He added, “After everything Fedra and I have been through, this is the icing on the cake.”
The couple appeared together on ITV1’s This Morning.
Fedra said, “We’re here. We built it in a different way, in an old-fashioned way, in a sense.
“He’s my best friend, my partner in crime and we got there in just under six years.”
She added: ‘It was very natural, it only lasted about 30 minutes. I was really nervous about not causing pain, which is usually the other way around, isn’t it.
‘It was just very magical. It was just wonderful to take the next step and open that door, but it wasn’t forced.”