It’s been announced that the first uterus transplant to be done in the US, unfortunately hasn’t worked.
The Cleveland clinic released a statement about the surgery, saying that the patient (known only as Lindsey, pictured below) was ‘well and recovering’, but had unfortunately had to have the new uterus removed after ‘complications’:
“We are saddened to share that our patient, Lindsey, recently experienced a sudden complication that led to the removal of her transplanted uterus.”
Lindsay seemed positive, despite failure of the major operation:
“I just wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude towards all of my doctors. They acted very quickly to ensure my health and safety.Unfortunately I did lose the uterus to complications. However, I am doing O.K. and appreciate all of your prayers and good thoughts.”
The original nine-hour surgery occurred on Feb 25th, with doctors announcing that the surgery had been a success. A day after the press conference, Lindsey experienced the complication, and had emergency surgery to remove the uterus. The hospital did not elaborate on what went wrong.
Photo: Dustin Franz / Ny Times.
The uterus’ that they are implanting are actually only temporary – women who can’t have kids will hopefully be able to have up to two babies over a 5 year period.
The hospital is currently carrying out a clinical trial – in which they’ll performing 10 uterine transplants with the goal of enabling them to have biological children – and they say it will continue.
We have all our fingers crossed for the rest of the trial, because everyone who wants a uterus, deserves a uterus.
Source: New York Times.
