4 uterus transplants from live donors done in Texas; 3 fail
October 6, 2016
Texas doctors have done the first womb transplants using live donors in the United States.
Four women who had been born without a uterus received one in operations last month at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. Three of the wombs have had to be removed because of poor blood flow. But the hospital said in a statement Wednesday that the fourth recipient still has hers and is showing no signs of rejection.
The hospital would not identify any of the donors or recipients.
There have been at least 16 previous uterus transplants worldwide, including one in Cleveland from a deceased donor t...
For access to this article please
sign in or
subscribe.
Reader Comments(0)