Swedish doctors claim pioneering uterus transplant

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

By KARL RITTER

STOCKHOLM (AP) - Two Swedish women are hoping to get pregnant after undergoing what doctors are calling the world's first mother-to-daughter uterus transplants.

Specialists at the University of Goteborg said they performed the surgery over the weekend without complications but added that they won't consider it successful unless the women give birth to healthy children.

"That's the best proof," said Michael Olausson, one of the surgeons.

One of the unidentified women had her uterus removed many years ago because of cervical cancer, while the other was born without a womb. Both are in their 30s.

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From left specialist surgeons Andreas G Tzakis, Pernilla Dahm-Kähler, Mats Brannstrom, Michael Olausson and Liza Johannesson attend a news conference Tuesday Sept. 18, 2012 at Sahlgrenska hospital in Goteborg Sweden. Two Swedish women are carrying the wombs of their mothers after what doctors called the world’s first mother-to-daughter uterus transplants. The specialists at the University of Goteborg completed the surgery over the weekend without complications, but say they won’t consider the procedures successful unless the women achieve pregnancy after their observation period ends a year from now. (AP Photo/Adam Ihse) SWEDEN OUT

[rfranklin]

1. Can men get this transplant as well?

Finally we'll be able to see if attitudes about pregnancy really will change.

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. +1,000,000!

[physioex]

4. Not a medical professional...

But I am assuming there would be technical issues. The baby would have to be born C-Section because men do not have a birth canal. How would the menstural cycle work without the ovaries? How would would you connect the blood vessels and ligaments? I am not saying it's impossible, but there would be many technical hurdles that have to be resolved.

[rfranklin]

5. It's just another challenge to the open-minded and innovative minds among us!

Just think if we can just impregnate Todd Akin...

[Posteritatis]

2. This should kick off some impressive double-standard commentary, I'm sure.. (nt)