“I crave that experience,”
she said.
I want to feel the baby move.
That is something I’ve wanted for as long as I can remember.”
First Uterus Transplant in U.S. Bolsters Pregnancy Hopes of Many - The New York Times: Surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic have performed the first uterus transplant in the United States, the clinic announced Thursday.
The operation, which took nine hours, was performed Wednesday, using a uterus from a deceased organ donor.
The recipient, 26, is not being identified to protect her privacy. A statement from the clinic said that she was in stable condition Thursday afternoon.
The procedure’s purpose is to enable women born without a uterus or who had theirs removed to become pregnant and give birth. The patient will have to wait a year before trying to become pregnant, letting her heal and giving doctors time to adjust the doses of medication she needs to prevent organ rejection.
Then she will need in vitro fertilization to become pregnant. Before the transplant, the patient had eggs removed surgically, fertilized with her husband’s sperm and frozen. The embryos will be transferred into her uterus.
The transplant will be temporary: The uterus will be removed after the recipient has had one or two babies, so she can stop taking anti-rejection drugs.
In an interview in October, Dr. Tzakis said that although women without a uterus could adopt children or hire surrogates to carry a pregnancy for them, many find those options unacceptable:
“for reasons that are personal, cultural or religious.”
At that time, a 26-year-old woman who was being screened as a potential candidate explained why she wanted a chance to become pregnant and give birth.
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