Womb Transplant: Old Uterus As Good As A 20-Year-Old’s, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Study

A woman has, for the first time, given birth to a healthy baby after receiving a uterus transplant. And if all goes well, we will see two more such deliveries this year and more in 2015. There are many questions. The uterus donor was 61 – how is it that a 61-year-old transplanted womb is viable? Could this transplant operation become routine? Why doesn’t the body reject the transplanted womb? New Scientist has the answers.

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