The first US uterus transplant took place in 2015. A new overview of all cases in the country over the last decade showed that 70 percent of recipients had either a live birth or were pregnant beyond 20 weeks' gestation at the end of the study period.
In total, 60 transplants were performed, of which nine had to be removed within 30 days of surgery. However, the authors noted that only one organ had been rejected out of 31 transplants since 2020, indicating that techniques have been refined since the earliest procedures.
Among the successful transplants, over 80 percent of recipients have given birth. A total of 48 babies have been born, and nine recipients, so far, have had two successful pregnancies.
Of the children born, more than half were delivered prematurely, but among 29 who were evaluated at age three, all demonstrated normal growth. Doctors will continue to monitor their progress.
Read more at BioEngineer.org or the full paper in Obstetrics and Gynaecology