Uterus transplantation—questions and answers about the procedure that is expanding the field of solid organ transplantation

Anji E. Wall, Giuliano Testa, David Axelrod, Liza Johannesson

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Abstract

Uterus transplant is a new and rapidly evolving field of solid organ transplantation designed to help women with absolute uterine-factor infertility who desire to carry their own pregnancies. The advent of this procedure and human clinical trials of uterus transplantation have raised technical, clinical, and ethical questions. We address several questions about uterus transplantation based on available literature and the clinical experience at Baylor University Medical Center, which has the largest uterus transplant program in the United States.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)581-585
Number of pages5
JournalBaylor University Medical Center Proceedings
Volume34
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Keywords

  • Allocation
  • complications
  • cost
  • ethics
  • uterus transplantation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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