In Sweden two women received new wombs donated by
their mothers, something that seemed utopian twenty years ago it is possible today!
The surgery took place on September 15 and 16 from
this year, where their mother’s healthy uteri were transplanted into their
daughter’s body. The women are in their thirties, one had cervical cancer and
had hers removed a few years ago, and the second woman was born without one.
But this is not all; in vitro procedures were
performed on these women and until now everything has turned out well. "Both patients that received new uteri are doing
fine, but are tired after surgery," Dr. Mats Brannstrom, who led the team
of doctors performing the surgery, said in a hospital statement on Tuesday.
"The donating mothers are up and walking and will be discharged from the
hospital within a few days". More details in this video.
The idea of having uteri removed it’s not new, in 2011
a successful uteri transplant was conducted in Turkey, but the woman hasn’t
been able to conceive.
The benefit of this milestone in the history of fertility
is amazing: Women who are unable to have children will be able to do it. We can
end with infertility.
This leads to the question, could men also have
children? Of course this is a future thing, but could it be possible? Would it
be ethical? Would it be “right”?
