The UK has made medical history with the country’s first live-donor womb transplant. It happened at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford. The operation, which involved two sisters aged 34 and 40, lasted 18 hours and required the work of more than 30 people.
“After more than 25 years of research, the team has performed the first womb transplant in the UK, giving a woman born without a functioning womb the chance to become pregnant and have a baby of her own,” Oxford University Hospitals said in a statement.
The transplant recipient’s younger sister was diagnosed at birth with Mayer-Rokitansky-Custer-Hauser Syndrome (MRCHS), a rare disease that affects the female reproductive system and prevents the full development of the uterus. According to the newspaper The keeper, the recipient was “incredibly happy” and “very pleased” with the success of the operation.
The operation, carried out in February, was carried out by doctors Richard Smith and Isabelle Quiroga.
“She was radiant, very happy and looking forward to the birth of not one but two children. Her uterus is working perfectly and we are closely monitoring her development,” said Isabelle Quiroga.
In accordance with The keeper, Around 90 uterine transplants have already been performed worldwide, most of which involve a living donor. As a result of this process, about 50 babies were born.
Author: morning Post
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