Doctors in Sweden have performed the world’s first mother-to-daughter uterus transplants.
The University of Gothenburg said two Swedish women, both in their 30s, received wombs from their mothers in surgery carried out in a hospital in western Sweden over the weekend. The identity of the women was not disclosed.
“More than 10 surgeons, who had trained together on the procedure for several years, took part in the complicated surgery,” said team leader Mats Brannstrom, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Gothenburg.
One of the women had her uterus removed many years ago due to cervical cancer while the other was born without one, the university said. – (Reuters)