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In a world first attempt to achieve a pregnancy following a womb transplant, doctors in Turkey are preparing to transfer a single frozen embryo into a 23-year-old woman whose uterus came from a brain-dead donor.
Human uterus transplantation — the latest coup in assisted baby making — is raising new questions about how far we’re willing to push the outer limits of procreation.
The transplants are allowing women with no uterus at all, or a “nonfunctional” one, the chance to experience pregnancy.
In September, doctors announced that two Swedish women had received new uteruses. The donors were their mothers.
The Swedish team plans to wait one year before attempting an embryo transfer. But Turkish doctors are already preparing their patient for her first chance at motherhood. Born without a uterus, the woman received one in 2011 from a multi-organ donor, the first such transplant of its kind. The embryo transfer could occur as early as Monday or Tuesday.
“We’re very excited and praying that nothing bad happens and that everything goes well,” Dr. Munire Akar, a professor of obstetrics and...
Human uterus transplantation — the latest coup in assisted baby making — is raising new questions about how far we’re willing to push the outer limits of procreation.
The transplants are allowing women with no uterus at all, or a “nonfunctional” one, the chance to experience pregnancy.
In September, doctors announced that two Swedish women had received new uteruses. The donors were their mothers.
The Swedish team plans to wait one year before attempting an embryo transfer. But Turkish doctors are already preparing their patient for her first chance at motherhood. Born without a uterus, the woman received one in 2011 from a multi-organ donor, the first such transplant of its kind. The embryo transfer could occur as early as Monday or Tuesday.
“We’re very excited and praying that nothing bad happens and that everything goes well,” Dr. Munire Akar, a professor of obstetrics and...