NPR: uterine transplant https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=161518229 uterine transplant en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 27 May 2025 19:03:53 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: uterine transplant https://www.npr.org/tags/161518229/uterine-transplant A Transplanted Uterus Offers Hope, But Procedure Stirs Debate At least one U.S. hospital is attempting uterine transplants for women born without a uterus, or who've lost it to disease. The surgery has yielded births in other nations, but poses real risks, too. Wed, 01 Jun 2016 04:40:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/06/01/478733899/a-transplanted-uterus-offers-hope-but-procedure-stirs-debate https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/06/01/478733899/a-transplanted-uterus-offers-hope-but-procedure-stirs-debate

At least one U.S. hospital is attempting uterine transplants for women born without a uterus, or who've lost it to disease. The surgery has yielded births in other nations, but poses real risks, too.

]]> Rob Stein 1st U.S. Uterus Transplant Fails Amid 'Sudden Complication' The 26-year-old patient is recovering, and the Cleveland Clinic says it will continue its clinical study that is meant to involve 10 women with uterine factor infertility. Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:53:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/03/10/469913316/1st-u-s-uterus-transplant-fails-amid-sudden-complication https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/03/10/469913316/1st-u-s-uterus-transplant-fails-amid-sudden-complication The 26-year-old patient is recovering, and the Cleveland Clinic says it will continue its clinical study that is meant to involve 10 women with uterine factor infertility.

]]> Merrit Kennedy Cleveland Clinic Performs First Successful Uterus Transplant In The U.S. It could be another path to parenthood besides surrogacy or adoption for U.S. women who do not have a uterus, or who have a uterus that does not function. Fri, 26 Feb 2016 17:21:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/02/26/468283774/cleveland-clinic-performs-first-successful-uterus-transplant-in-the-u-s https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/02/26/468283774/cleveland-clinic-performs-first-successful-uterus-transplant-in-the-u-s It could be another path to parenthood besides surrogacy or adoption for U.S. women who do not have a uterus, or who have a uterus that does not function.

]]> Merrit Kennedy Swedes Perform Pioneering Uterine Transplants; Americans Not Far Behind The Swedish team transplanted uteruses from two women in their 50s to their daughters, and an Indiana group is recruiting women willing to undergo womb transplants in this country. It's the latest frontier in a field launched in 1954 with a successful kidney transplant. But one expert cautions against premature enthusiasm. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 03:36:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/09/21/161503782/swedes-perform-pioneering-uterine-transplants-americans-not-far-behind https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/09/21/161503782/swedes-perform-pioneering-uterine-transplants-americans-not-far-behind

The Swedish team transplanted uteruses from two women in their 50s to their daughters, and an Indiana group is recruiting women willing to undergo womb transplants in this country. It's the latest frontier in a field launched in 1954 with a successful kidney transplant. But one expert cautions against premature enthusiasm.

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