Who should get a uterus transplant? Experts aren’t sure.

November 22, 2024

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(MIT Technology Review) – Around 135 transplants have been performed, but it’s probably too soon to offer the procedure to trans women.

A decade on, over 135 uterus transplants have been performed globally, resulting in the births of over 50 healthy babies. The surgery has had profound consequences for these families—the recipients would not have been able to experience pregnancy any other way.

But legal and ethical questions continue to surround the procedure, which is still considered experimental. Who should be offered a uterus transplant? Could the procedure ever be offered to transgender women? And if so, who should pay for these surgeries? (Read More)