A 36 -year -after -one gave birth Hysterectomy. Grace Davidson was 19 years old, and when he was diagnosed with a rare disease, it prevented her from holding a functional ovarian and her own child.
In 2023, her sister Donated his own ovary Within the structure of a living donor program that created Davidson Ovary In the United Kingdom. The Imperial College of Healthcare NHS Foundation said that Davidson was born with fertility treatments and a woman by Cesarean in February.
Both Davidson and his daughter are fine. “Exchange recturis They are usually made to save a life. By this alternative We were able to improve a lifeCreate a life now, ”Dr. Isabel Guiroka, co -director of the Life Donation Scheme of the Beneficing Organization of the Beneficent Organization, which has financed the surgery, said.
As for him NHS FoundationThe baby’s birth is the peak of more than 25 years of uterine transplantation. Over 100 ovarian transplants have been recorded worldwideWith more than 50 healthy births to date. The first birth was recorded in Sweden in 2014.
The process can This makes this possible for more women without uterusDuring the treatment of cancer, for example, due to rare diseases such as Davidson Give birth to your own children Instead of seeking rental motherhood or adoption.
One of 5,000 women in the United Kingdom Was born without possible uterusAccording to the NHS Foundation. Independent experts described birth in the United Kingdom They pointed out that it is necessary to continue working to ensure that the process is safe for a “milestone”, but for the uterus donor and recipient, as well as the newborn baby after transplant surgery.
In the British projectIts purpose is to perform five functions, Women will be deleted Extract the alternative uterus when your family is finished. As long as they have a donated uterus, they take immune immunization.
“We must carefully weigh the risks and benefits of this procedure,” said Professor Nicola Williams of the Human Reproduction Products of the University of Lancaster.
For her part, Laura O Donovan, a law professor at the University of Sheffield Are responsible for the National Health Service (NHS) The uterine transplantation must be funded with public funds and decide who access to. “Those responsible for the NHS are the difficult decisions to be taken in the context of the lack of resources,” O’Donovan said.
