In a uterine transplant, a healthy uterus is surgically implanted into an individual in which the uterus is missing or damaged. Because adequate embryonic implantation is required for human sexual reproduction, a damaged or missing uterus makes the female infertile. A uterine transplant may be used to treat this type of infertility.
HISTORY OF UTERINE TRANSPLANT
In Sweden, the first successful uterus transplant with a live birth occurred in 2014. To date, uterine transplantation has been performed in 72 cases worldwide, with 18 live births being recorded. Uterus transplants can be used as an alternative to surrogacy for people who want to give birth and go through their own pregnancy because more than 6 Lakh women in India are born without uteruses and surrogacy has recently been a topic in India.
The difficult surgery of uterus transplantation is surrounded by ethical, moral, and cultural problems as well as physical and psychological repercussions. Unlike to other organ transplants, uterine transplantation includes at least four parties: the recipient, the donor, the recipient’s partner, and any potential future baby.
WHAT IS UTERINE TRANSPLANT?
A surgery known as uterine transplant was created to allow women who are sterile, have severely damaged or non-functioning uteruses to become pregnant. A recipient’s uterus is transplanted from a living or deceased donor during the procedure. A legitimate and real alternative to adoption or surrogacy is uterine transplantation. Only when the transplanted organ functions well in their host bodies are organ transplants successful. Success for a uterus transplant, however, is more specifically described as the woman having to deliver a healthy baby in addition to the uterus having to function.