Uterine transplantation: towards clinical application
Uterine transplantation: towards clinical application
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子宫移植:走向临床应用
DOI:
10.1159/000350226
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发表时间:
2013
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通讯作者:
Aoki D.
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作者:
Kisu I;Banno K;Suganuma N;Aoki D.
I read with great interest the recent report by Ozkan et al.[1], who performed the second uterine transplantation (UTx) in humans in August 2011 in Turkey. The donor was a patient aged 22 years who was braindead due to a traffic accident and the recipient was a patient aged 21 years with Rokitansky syndrome. Menstruation resumed on postoperative day 20 and continued cyclically without marked rejection. At present, at more than 1 year after surgery, pregnancy based on embryo implantation is being attempted.Assisted reproductive technology has improved markedly in recent years and many infertile patients have had children using this technology. However, women with infertility due to an absent or nonfunctional uterus currently have no option of having a genetically linked child, other than gestational surrogacy, which is restricted by legal, ethical and religious issues in many countries.