Womb transplants ‘in five years’
Successful sheep trial raises hopes for human procedure.
Womb transplants in humans should be possible within five years, say scientists in Sweden who have successfully transplanted uteruses in sheep. The procedure would allow women who have functioning ovaries but no womb to carry their own children, and the researchers say they have already been contacted by hundreds of women who are interested in having such a transplant.
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It's an outrage and a waste of resources to be trying to expand, with expensive medical assistance, reproduction, since we can't even take care of the children here now. Women should be judged on the contents of their character, not the contents of their wombs, and women, who for whatever reason can't reproduce are being far too selfish in their quest for "fullfillment" to be a good parent in the first place. Parents are now demanding that everyone else pay for their children's expenses, and IVF is given out free in states that aren't even trying to provide medical care for all of their citizens.
Posted by: elizabeth frantes | June 22, 2006 09:33 PM
Interesting idea,
continued furthur, could a transplanted womb along with IVF allow a man to give birth?
Posted by: Daniel Twiddy | June 23, 2006 12:07 AM
It is amazing!!!
After delivering a baby through womb transplant, is there a possibility to use the same uterus again for some other person or will it be a waste?
Posted by: Shanthi Sankaralingam | June 23, 2006 11:09 AM
It is highly ridiculous that some women even to this day are more interested in producing babies!. Hats off to them as it is this section of society that keeps the so called infertility medicine on profits.
Posted by: Supriya . S | June 23, 2006 03:34 PM
for someone who can´t carry her own child it´s amazing the news that it could be possible.maybe for someones it´s not a big deal,but for others feeling their baby from within and having that conection for 9 month is the most wonderful thing.and when you are unable to make happend what have become you most precious dream,this news becomes a light of hope.everyone has their one opinion,but for me is keep on researching!and thank you so much for trying
Posted by: Eliana Costantino | June 23, 2006 04:51 PM
As someone who was born without a uterus, this is an exiting possibility. It is a very painful reality to face. Just knowing there may be options for women with the same condition, who are younger than I am, gives me hope.
Posted by: D, Kasner | June 23, 2006 08:19 PM
Amazing idea indeed! Some readers who have expressed outrage at the issue appear to have not thought much about the whole thing.Why should this be considered any different from other forms of organ transplant when the idea is to improve quality of life in both cases (although the latter involves prolonging life as well in some instances). If only the fittest are allowed to live, transplantations are not necessary. We could practice eugenics. When that is not the case, why should 'reproductively disadvantaged' be descriminated against. Further, it is wrong to ridicule women for wanting to have/carry babies. May be some of them are smart women who have other interests as well, and let them pass on her 'smartness genes' (if they are producing eggs, but not have a woumb) and carry their babies. If they are not producing eggs, the 'genes that impart reproductive disadvantage' are not going to be passed on any way. While the willingness of some women to care for other's babies (adoption) should be applauded, why should women who are capable of caring for children be looked at less favourably than those who give birth, but are not capable of caring for them. When children are brought up by parents who want them, they are more likely to turn out to be good citizens as well.
Posted by: MINI THOMAS | June 24, 2006 02:42 AM
It is good to improve a woman's life by having a transplanted womb, but I would say that this is life-risking and will not be successful before human overcome the rejection problem from a allograft, othervise just like the sheep. A tissue-engineered womb will be really helpful, but need half a century?
Posted by: Frank LI | June 24, 2006 05:13 PM