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Re: Uterine TransplantFrom: Abby (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 27 Aug 2003 07:24:15 -0500 (CDT)
At Tue, 26 Aug 2003, Dana wrote: > >i am interested in finding out about uterine transplants. I am 27yrs >old and had to have a partial hysterectomy 4yrs ago during my sons >birth. All I want is to have another child and want to know if that >will ever be possible. I know Im still young but my signifigant other >isnt that young. Wed both love to have a baby together I just wanted to >know if theres any research being done on this procedure. > >Thanks > >-- >Dana Masterson > >--
>Dana, There is research going on in Saudi Arabia, but they are many, many, years away from making this possible. Even if it is someday possible, you would have to take organ transplant rejection drugs during your pregnancy, and no one knows what effect that would have on the fetus. It will also likely be a very, very expensive procedure ,and finding a donor will not be easy.
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