uterine transplant

Cleveland Clinic surgeons in February transplanted a uterus from a deceased donor into 26-year-old Lindsey McFarland, who was born without one. Though the experimental surgery was initially thought successful, a raging infection forced removal of the orga

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A Transplanted Uterus Offers Hope, But Procedure Stirs Debate

7:34pm June 01, 2016

by Rob Stein

At least one U.S. hospital is attempting uterine transplants for women born without a uterus, or who've lost it to disease. The surgery has yielded births in other nations, but poses real risks, too.

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A team of Cleveland Clinic transplant surgeons and gynecological surgeons perform the nation's first uterus transplant during a nine-hour surgery in Cleveland last month.

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1st U.S. Uterus Transplant Fails Amid 'Sudden Complication'

6:22pm March 10, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The 26-year-old patient is recovering, and the Cleveland Clinic says it will continue its clinical study that is meant to involve 10 women with uterine factor infertility.

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Cleveland Clinic Performs First Successful Uterus Transplant In The U.S.

9:19pm February 26, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

It could be another path to parenthood besides surrogacy or adoption for U.S. women who do not have a uterus, or who have a uterus that does not function.