Woman receives sister’s womb in nation’s 1st transplant

(LIBERTY UNYIELDING) – Surgeons have carried out the first womb transplant in the United Kingdom, reports the BBC. “The recipient was a 34-year-old woman, and the donor her 40-year-old sister.” The recipient “has several embryos in storage, waiting to be” implanted. “A team of more than 30 carried out the procedures, lasting around 17 hours.”

The recipient’s “sister already had two children and had completed her family.” Dr. Richard Smith has spent 25 years researching womb transplantation. He said the transplant was a “massive success.”

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Transplant surgeon Isabel Quiroga, who led the team implanting the womb, said the recipient was delighted: “She was absolutely over the moon, very happy, and is hoping that she can go on to have not one but two babies. Her womb is functioning perfectly and we are monitoring her progress very closely.”