Womb transplants will take place for the first time in the UK next year as part of a trial after the program received authorization from a British university, giving 10 women the chance to carry their own children.
The procedure was given the go-ahead by Imperial College London following a similar and successful operation in Sweden last year.Experts estimate the first baby gestated in a transplanted womb could be born as soon as 2017/18.
Roughly one in 5,000 women is born without a womb in the UK. The procedure will be offered to those who suffer from the condition and other women who may have had their womb removed during cancer treatment. More than 100 women have been identified as potential recipients of a new womb.
The surgical team will be led by Dr Richard Smith, consultant gynecologist at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital. He has worked on the project for nearly 20 years.
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INC News, Schiedam, 30/09/2015 - via RT
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