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Lars Nilsson

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Livebirth after uterus transplantation.

2015

Uterus transplantation is the first available treatment for absolute uterine infertility, which is caused by absence of the uterus or the presence of a non-functional uterus. Eleven human uterus transplantation attempts have been done worldwide but no livebirth has yet been reported.In 2013, a 35-year-old woman with congenital absence of the uterus (Rokitansky syndrome) underwent transplantation of the uterus in Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden. The uterus was donated from a living, 61-year-old, two-parous woman. In-vitro fertilisation treatment of the recipient and her partner had been done before transplantation, from which 11 embryos were cryopreserved.The recipient an…

AdultGraft RejectionMalemedicine.medical_specialty46 XX Disorders of Sex Developmentmedicine.medical_treatmentUterusFertilization in VitroTacrolimusCongenital AbnormalitiesGynecologic Surgical ProceduresPre-EclampsiaAdrenal Cortex HormonesPregnancyUterus transplantationAzathioprinemedicineLiving DonorsHumansCaesarean sectionMullerian DuctsSwedenPregnancybusiness.industryObstetricsCesarean SectionUterusInfant NewbornGestational ageImmunosuppressionGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseEmbryo TransferSurgeryTransplantationmedicine.anatomical_structureApgar ScoreApgar scoreFemalebusinessLive BirthImmunosuppressive AgentsInfant PrematureLancet (London, England)
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Live Birth After Uterus Transplantation

2015

ABSTRACTIn the 3 decades since the birth of the first in vitro fertilization baby in 1978, there have been remarkable advances in infertility treatment. Until now, however, absolute uterine factor infertility remained the only major type of female infertility viewed as untreatable. Absolute uterine

InfertilityGynecologymedicine.medical_specialtyIn vitro fertilisationbusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentFemale infertilityObstetrics and GynecologyGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseUterus transplantationMedicinebusinessLive birthObstetrical & Gynecological Survey
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