The United States has completed its first uterus transplant surgery, following on a technique already proven in Sweden (late September 2014 ) that could help women suffering from infertility, the US Cleveland Clinic said on Monday.
The nine-hour surgery took place on February 28th and the 26-year-old patient — whose identity was not revealed — was in stable condition, the hospital said in a statement.
The transplanted uterus came from a recently deceased donor. More details about the surgery are expected during a press conference with the medical team to be scheduled next week in Cleveland, Ohio.
Late last year, Cleveland Clinic began enlisting candidates for uterine transplants as part of a clinical trial that aimed to offer the procedure to 10 women. Women potentially eligible to receive a uterine transplant include those who suffer from an irreversible condition known as Uterine Factor Infertility (UFI), which affects between 10 and 15 percent of women worldwide, the hospital said.
Aside Sweden and now the USA , no other medical experts from any part of the World has been able to perform uterus, that is womb transplant because it is a very complicated surgery the report stated.