Uterine transplant that would allow women to have children will be available early next year. Beliefs and expectations, according to a leading researcher.
Having successfully performed in animal studies, doctors are ready to instill a healthy woman with a uterus from a donor who has been approved. These results certainly will bring new hope for thousands of women of childbearing age who were born without a uterus or forced to lift it for reasons of illness.
Predictions about womb transplants that is ready to be done early next year comes from Professor Mats Brannstrom of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. He is one of the world's leading pioneer of organ transplant woman who has spent more than a decade perfecting complex surgical techniques necessary to transplant the uterus.
Professor Mats and his team have succeeded in instilling donor uterus in mice, rats, sheep, and pigs. They expect the same success will also be perceived femininity. A team from Hammersmith Hospital in London have also developed and successful womb transplant experiment in rabbits.
So far, uterus transplant in humans only in Saudi Arabia in 2000, but the donated organ failed to grow (pregnant) after four months of planting. Such as Legal quoted by the Daily Mail, Tuesday (03/29/2011).
Donor uterus
Rahim which is used in the transplant can come from living donors or deceased woman. Doctors said the lineage that close like brother and after he no longer wanted to have a child-or mother will be a very good donor.
However, other doctors believe that the only way to get the uterus with blood vessels perfect for uterine pregnancy is derived from the dead.
Furthermore, after transplantation, recipients will likely need IVF (IVF) to conceive and a cesarean section to give birth because the new tissue will not survive with a natural birth. Women also have to take immunosuppressant drugs to prevent rejection by the other body tissues.
"Over the last decade, there have been advances in surgical techniques," said Professor Brannstrom in the latest issue of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research.
He hopes, womb transplant will take place early next year, in one of 10 hospitals around the world.
Temporary transplant
Long-term dangers of drug required to prevent rejection will mean that the new womb must be removed after one or two times of pregnancy.
"Women who can not contain, then the womb transplants could be one way to help them," said Susan Seenan, patient support group Infertility Network UK.
"But a lot of thought and discussion about all things that will be needed," he added.
While Josephine Quintavalle, of Comment on Reproductive Ethics group said, "I think it would be very difficult to prove that it is safe, and the experiment should not only women who do the transplant, but also on the baby."
Critics also warned that if a breakthrough is going to erode the sanctity of life. They also questioned its safety.
(FTR)
Source: Legal - lifestyle
Having successfully performed in animal studies, doctors are ready to instill a healthy woman with a uterus from a donor who has been approved. These results certainly will bring new hope for thousands of women of childbearing age who were born without a uterus or forced to lift it for reasons of illness.
Predictions about womb transplants that is ready to be done early next year comes from Professor Mats Brannstrom of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. He is one of the world's leading pioneer of organ transplant woman who has spent more than a decade perfecting complex surgical techniques necessary to transplant the uterus.
Professor Mats and his team have succeeded in instilling donor uterus in mice, rats, sheep, and pigs. They expect the same success will also be perceived femininity. A team from Hammersmith Hospital in London have also developed and successful womb transplant experiment in rabbits.
So far, uterus transplant in humans only in Saudi Arabia in 2000, but the donated organ failed to grow (pregnant) after four months of planting. Such as Legal quoted by the Daily Mail, Tuesday (03/29/2011).
Donor uterus
Rahim which is used in the transplant can come from living donors or deceased woman. Doctors said the lineage that close like brother and after he no longer wanted to have a child-or mother will be a very good donor.
However, other doctors believe that the only way to get the uterus with blood vessels perfect for uterine pregnancy is derived from the dead.
Furthermore, after transplantation, recipients will likely need IVF (IVF) to conceive and a cesarean section to give birth because the new tissue will not survive with a natural birth. Women also have to take immunosuppressant drugs to prevent rejection by the other body tissues.
"Over the last decade, there have been advances in surgical techniques," said Professor Brannstrom in the latest issue of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research.
He hopes, womb transplant will take place early next year, in one of 10 hospitals around the world.
Temporary transplant
Long-term dangers of drug required to prevent rejection will mean that the new womb must be removed after one or two times of pregnancy.
"Women who can not contain, then the womb transplants could be one way to help them," said Susan Seenan, patient support group Infertility Network UK.
"But a lot of thought and discussion about all things that will be needed," he added.
While Josephine Quintavalle, of Comment on Reproductive Ethics group said, "I think it would be very difficult to prove that it is safe, and the experiment should not only women who do the transplant, but also on the baby."
Critics also warned that if a breakthrough is going to erode the sanctity of life. They also questioned its safety.
(FTR)
Source: Legal - lifestyle
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