In the first case ever for the United States, a woman who had a uterus transplant has given birth in Texas.
The woman, who had been born without a uterus—gave birth to the baby boy last month at the Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. She received a transplant from the center, according to a video posted by the hospital.
The New York Times reports that an estimated 50,000 women are born without a uterus or who had to get it removed due to cancer or other complications.
Penn Medicine in Philadelphia announced last month that they would also start to offer womb transplants, CBS News reported.
Baylor hospital had a study running for years to enroll up to ten women for uterus transplants. In 2015 the hospital said that four women had received the transplant, but three of the wombs had to be removed due to poor blood flow.
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine issued a statement Friday calling the Dallas birth “another important milestone in the history of reproductive medicine.”For women born without a functioning uterus, “transplantation represents the only way they can carry a pregnancy,” the statement said. The group is convening experts to develop guidelines for programs that want to offer this service.
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