tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post116889327634361936..comments2024-03-01T04:58:03.785-05:00Comments on Doctor Anonymous: Uterus transplantDr. Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05207266669522973903noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-87631355701585931302011-07-10T08:11:56.755-04:002011-07-10T08:11:56.755-04:00Are European doctors really ready? NO according to...Are European doctors really ready? NO according to their own web site.<br />"Uterus Transplantation Project"<br />Under, Where are we today? it says it will occur within the next two years.<br />We heard this Story before in 2006. The news was all over the world that Dr. Del Priori was ready with his New York Hospital. Later some British doctors claim to be almost ready. So how serious are these doctors?<br />Are they seeking free publicity. <br />In the most recent article they do not give any scientific facts to back them up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-16439501764653439502011-07-10T00:16:23.680-04:002011-07-10T00:16:23.680-04:00All these nay sayers are people who probably have ...All these nay sayers are people who probably have had the gift of giving birth. I am 34 years old and I pray everyday that more info becomes available for this. I waited til I had the job and the great husband before I attempted to have kids then just when we were ready......BOOM UTERINE Cancer. Im ok now but there are times when I sit alone and cry because I cannot become a mother..Yes there are other options and I am looking into them but to be able to carry my own baby would be a blessing.Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607537198140716682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-32549965479136925222011-07-02T19:40:22.551-04:002011-07-02T19:40:22.551-04:00Marlen: Please read an article written by Natalie ...Marlen: Please read an article written by Natalie Wolchover on Uterine transplant. Interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-42958311085196288732011-07-02T19:36:43.418-04:002011-07-02T19:36:43.418-04:00Mariela: Great debate. Read
Natalie Wolchover on ...Mariela: Great debate. Read<br /> Natalie Wolchover on uterine transplant.<br />Natalie Wolchover<br />A Swedish woman may soon become the first person ever to carry a baby in the very womb from which she was born. Sara Ottosson, a 25-year-old who, like 1 in 5,000 women, was born without a uterus, has been shortlisted for an experimental uterus transplant surgery. Sara's would-be womb donor is Eva Ottosson, her mother.<br /><br />"I've had two daughters, so it's served me well," Eva Ottosson told the press, referring to her uterus. "[Sara] needs it more than me."<br /><br />Sara, like all women whose wombs are missing, dysfunctional or were cancerous and had to be removed at a young age, cannot naturally conceive and give birth to a child. Like many others, Sara is so desperate to do so that she has volunteered for a completely unproven surgery — one that has never before worked in humans — in which her mother's uterus will be transplanted into her abdomen. It will then be implanted with one of Sara's own eggs, fertilized in vitro. After delivering the baby nine months later, Sara will go back under the knife to have the borrowed uterus removed. <br />Edwin Ramirez, a gynecologist at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, Cali., who leads a group that also hopes to transplant a uterus within the next two years, told Life's Little Mysteries what makes the surgery so unique, and why a mother-daughter donor-recipient team provides the best shot for pulling it off.<br /><br />Will it work?<br />"A uterus transplant is complex in the sense that the pelvis is more vascular than other parts of the body — it has more blood vessels — so the risk of bleeding during uterus removal is higher than with other organs," Ramirez said. He and his colleagues are developing a protocol for the organ removal procedure by operating on sheep and monkeys.<br /><br />Furthermore, immunosuppressive drugs have side effects (such as weakening the immune system's response to real infections and illnesses) which could be dangerous to both mother and fetus during pregnancy. An appropriate drug regimen thus needs to be designed specifically for uterus transplantation recipients.<br /><br />World's best mom<br /><br />Old age is no issue when it comes to the uterus: It can be brought back to full functionality at any point. "The uterus will always be functioning. If you give it estrogen, it's going to respond. If you prepare the uterus, it should work perfectly fine in the recipient," Ramirez said.<br /><br />In short, he said, "If we can transplant a uterus into the recipient who actually was born out of that uterus there's less chance of rejection."<br /><br />Medical competition<br /><br />Ramirez and Brannstrom are colleagues who have worked together on uterus transplantation research in the past, Ramirez said, but now they lead separate teams, both of which would like to be the first to transplant a womb.<br /><br />"From a personal standpoint, I feel that I know Brannstrom fairly well and I think he's making this public because he sees that our group is advancing fast," Ramirez said. "He doesn't want to be behind in research."<br /><br />Ramirez said Brannstrom may well be ready to do the surgery within a year, but that his group is nearly ready, too. "We already have our patients screened and ready to go. Do I feel like I can do it tomorrow? Yes. But I'm a perfectionist," Ramirez said.<br /><br />Brannstrom could not be reached for comment.Marielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-25865723372586291402010-10-17T00:28:22.093-04:002010-10-17T00:28:22.093-04:00my name is Angel.I had to have a partial hyst. and...my name is Angel.I had to have a partial hyst. and was not ready to stop having children I am hoping that this great new medical break-through continues to go forward. any new updates on this surg.? please let me know I cannot find any updates anywhere and have been looking for days!!!! thank you for this web page so that we can help each other, wether it be big or small :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-90103260179650295322010-03-31T17:34:10.316-04:002010-03-31T17:34:10.316-04:00i know a lot of people disagree with this procedur...i know a lot of people disagree with this procedure,but if this is a chance for someone like me who can not have any children,due to a historectomy cause of cancer, then i would consider it myself. its easy to say adopt a child, but its hard, as my husband and i know. we have no children and would love the chance to have our own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-18617599242815540302010-01-25T17:28:11.892-05:002010-01-25T17:28:11.892-05:00I am a 30 yr old woman who is unable to have child...I am a 30 yr old woman who is unable to have children and i think this is a great idea!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-76379294328300816992010-01-08T23:13:11.605-05:002010-01-08T23:13:11.605-05:00My name is Chrissie....I had an emergency partial ...My name is Chrissie....I had an emergency partial hysterectomy due to fibroid tumors on 11/5/2007...i was 36 years old....had one biological child and one adopted child....I had tried to get pregnant for 6 years with a second child....had every test available and they could find nothing wrong...we adopted in 2006...it was a miracle! I will acknowledge that adoption is beautiful and I had always wished to adopt even if I could have my own children...It took ovr 2 years....we had three babies fall through....one a week before th due date and thousands of dollars spent...no to mention the heartache...it also took a year fro the adoption to be finalized with 2 social workers visiting the home once a month, (seperate appointments), during that year. All That being said I would do it all over again to have my beautiful daughter! And still I longed to have another child...everyone said now u will get pregnant since we adopted and the pressure was off- only to have a hysterectomy a year and a half later. I just never expected my fertility to end so abruptly...it felt so final...it felt so unfair..I expected every month for 6 years to be pregnant only to get my period ever time....As it turns out my husband at the time had a vasectomy and never told me...he went on to sa that he did not want to be married with children. We have since divorced and I have met the most kind, loving, wonderful, caring man any woman could hope for! He loves me, he loves my children...if I could give him a child it would be amazing...I often look at his beautiful face ad imagine what our child would look like and be like...If this procedure were available I would definately be interested...just to imagine is hopeful....ther are many things that happen in this world that people thought at one time were impossible maybe even a little crazy...when did we become so cynical to think we know what should be best for everyone else....when did wanting to become a pregnant mother turn frivolous or unnecessary....honesty without compassion is cruelty.....contempt prior to investigation is contagious...never give up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-87067174221660852912009-07-10T21:11:33.215-04:002009-07-10T21:11:33.215-04:00My younger sister who is trying to start a family ...My younger sister who is trying to start a family may lose her uterus due to an operation. I am much older, with grown-up children and a healthy uterus. I would love nothing more than to be able to give her my uterus should she need it. What is wrong with this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-10784538734211134292009-04-22T14:54:00.000-04:002009-04-22T14:54:00.000-04:00When I was 15 i found out that i didn't have a ute...When I was 15 i found out that i didn't have a uterus thats the only thing that i was missing. I am now 21 and all i can think about is having a family. unlike any other woman in the US i cant just get knocked up. It makes me feel horriable and my relationships suffer because i dont feel like a real woman, anyone who has a problem with a uterus transplant doesn't understand what it is like in one day to have the oppurtunity of kids just go out the window and adoption is great but i want to feel the joy of having the baby inside of meMegannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-61078237653092433052009-03-08T22:20:00.000-04:002009-03-08T22:20:00.000-04:00I have never wanted to face the fact that i am dif...I have never wanted to face the fact that i am different i was 16 years old when i found out that i was this way an i still do not want to face the fact that i will never be a mother. i have always wanted to carry my own child and have a family i am now 20 years old and i do not ever get close to anyone because i dont want them to now im different. i have never been in a relationship longer then 2 months. the last guy i was with talked about how he wanted to have kids and a big family i walked out an have not seen him since. the bad thing about that is i have known him forever we when to school together. i think this would be a good idea but also no i would give someone like me a false hope in having a child of there own but just knowing that there was a chance that i could carry my OWN child is out there it would be really nice this would be a wonderful surgry to have the last one i had was to make me a vigina since i just had the start of one and that is itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-26287121071586297262009-01-16T14:24:00.000-05:002009-01-16T14:24:00.000-05:00I was born with a split uterus. I am 21 years old ...I was born with a split uterus. I am 21 years old and I never had a period.This has affected so many of us women. It is such a sensitive and rough thing to live with as a women everyday. We need to feel complete. Having a period every month and the ability to have life beyond your own, is a woman. Thats what makes us women. It is an impossible love that I want to experince and cherish with my husband. I wan to feel life moving and growing inside of me. That was taken from me without my choice or wrong doing. You can't possibly have an accurate opinion if you have never been through this. The feeling everyday everynite. You do not feel complete, no matter how much you want to. U get told your never gonna have a period or beable to carry your own children.. its absolutely devastating. If they are finding a way to make that possible for us women who cannot carry our own, THEN PLEASE LET THEM CREATE A MIRACLE!! A miracle for us. We never asked for this we deserve a right to try. Its our lives too. I would com[pletely sign up for this surgery ASAP! It is the most promising news I have heard in a long time. PLease try and understand this means the world to me and thousands of women like me. If you could be a helping hand to us and our needs, you will see how rewarding life would be. You would be changing someone's life. Mine included. Dont shut out this miracle please. Ive been waiting many years for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-31122818947273111242009-01-12T21:39:00.000-05:002009-01-12T21:39:00.000-05:00"I was born without a vagina and you could not pos..."I was born without a vagina and you could not possibly imagine what it feels like to hear it for the first time". This quote says so much. How could anyone ever know what it's like to be like us? Being born without a uterus is unheard of. Not being able to bear children is totally taboo. The one thing women are supposed to do (other than make more $$ than our boyfriends ;) ) is have babies. Our bodies are designed for reproduction. Every curve on a woman's body has a purpose. Our hips, breasts, and relatively narrow ribcages are all there for a reason. And that reason is for child bearing, whether we choose to have children or not. But to not even have that option at all is really hard to take. That predetermined fate was a nightmare for me. It's hard to forget the first time I was diagnosed with MRKH. I felt so empty and worthless and I cried the whole day. The thougth that kept going through my mind was, "what is the point of living if I can't reproduce?". I felt like a freak. I mean, what kind of girl does not get her period? It took me a while to get over the initial shock. I'm still coping with it and I still cry about it. But it doesn't and shouldn't slow you down. It's just something that you have to learn to deal with. <BR/><BR/>So in response to "Sweden", this is what I have to say:<BR/><BR/> You could not possibly know what it's like to be in our shoes. We don't want your pity. We are not freaks and we sure as hell aren't deformed. Please be a little more open minded. To say something like, "there is really no hope at all and no help that can be received. Tough luck" is just downright ignorant. Personally, I would not want a uterus transplant. But that doesn't mean that I don't support those who do decide to go under the knife. I know there is still hope for all of us. Instead of swatting away these ideas to possibly better one's life, just stop and think. Open your mind. Think of what it would feel like for YOU or someone you love to be in this situation. Sure, it may seem far fetched, but there are so many women like this. One in 5,000 women have MRKH.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-2568033047034153712009-01-11T22:40:00.000-05:002009-01-11T22:40:00.000-05:00I'm 19 yrs old and was also born without a uterus....I'm 19 yrs old and was also born without a uterus. And it's called incomplete mullerian agensis syndrome. and it is like 1 in a million girls are born with this. they're not sure what causes this to happen. Like the above, I have also known that I wanted to be a mommy. I have always wanted to experience the joys of pregnancy but sadly I can't. Now with the talk of uterus transplanting I can possibly experience this. Now I have always wanted to adopt as well, but this does not compare to the ability to bear your own child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-42829665362838372022008-09-16T21:11:00.000-04:002008-09-16T21:11:00.000-04:00I too was born without a uterus and 2/3 of my vagi...I too was born without a uterus and 2/3 of my vagina. I went through manual dilation of the rest of my vagina which has offered me the reality of a wonderfully normal sex life. (I was told this is "mullerian agenesis" by a specialist in this particular condition as well as other congenital anomalies). <BR/>Just the thought of a uterine transplant being a possibility makes me feel like I have more options than surrogacy and adoption. I think just having another option makes me feel good, "normal", etc, like I can decide how to become a mother instead of feeling like I'll never be able to be one which just tears me up inside when I think of it that way. I've always known that I wanted to be a mom, ever since I was little. I just never thought about HOW. Now I think that is actually ironic. <BR/>Obviously there are tremendous risks with any organ transplant, less so if the donor is a relative (?), and of course noone would go into it lightly. There is so much controversy over lots of surgeries that are performed today. It is impossible to judge an individuals reason for undergoing such a surgery, especially if you have not experienced what they have. I would definitely be interested in learning more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-66090621919127980582008-09-15T10:49:00.000-04:002008-09-15T10:49:00.000-04:00I would be more than willing to have this surgery....I would be more than willing to have this surgery. To have my own child would be the best thing that could happen to me. I am a DES daughter who had th have a complete hysterectomy at the age of 19 1/2. This surgery would be a dream come true to me. All the risks would be worth it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-52105998355921827762008-08-18T02:35:00.000-04:002008-08-18T02:35:00.000-04:00Hi Doc my fiance'and I long to have a child so ver...Hi Doc my fiance'and I long to have a child so very badly.Please make this be possible.Every time i see a baby I cry inside.I pray everyday that we may be able to have a child.You see I dont have a uterus anymore;I almost died with after my daughter's birth;thing is I have this gut feeling that the docter did something wrong.I say this because when i call both doc.they just turn me away to eachother;never finding anything out.What are they hiding from me.To make a long story short one doc took care of dilvery and the other took care of the surgey.A peace of my plancta got stuk in my uterus. I have a friend that will give her uterus to us so that we may have a child.Only problem is we dont have that kind of money.Please help us.Mommy2jj_tt@comcast.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-33598720837675408792008-05-10T17:09:00.000-04:002008-05-10T17:09:00.000-04:00I was born without a uterus. This is known as vag...I was born without a uterus. This is known as vaginal agenesis. or MRKH symdrome. I will gladly sign up for the pure chance at having a period like my "every day normal" girlfriends. And than the posability of having a child. WOW! I have stuggled in the past as if I were a freak. I know now that I am uniquly perfect. But to be offered the opertunity to even maybe carry my own chil! How could this be a bad thing? While there are women out there who sell there children and I long to be a mother. I hope to see this become a very succesful operation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-40525905053233460502008-05-07T18:51:00.000-04:002008-05-07T18:51:00.000-04:00Firstly those of you who can have children do not ...Firstly those of you who can have children do not have a right to comment, It is not easy to adopt! Nor is it to find a surrogate! In NZ there are 40 couples wanting to adopt per one child!!! Being told that you cannot have children is not an easy thing, you feel worthless, and the one thing that everyone expects of you or that you want so badly is taken away from you, not only you but your partner, your parents, parters parents brothers and sisters, they are all affected. I will put my hand up to be the first uterus transplant in NZ anyday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-44075676744843150692008-04-30T02:37:00.000-04:002008-04-30T02:37:00.000-04:00Interresting debate and valuable opinions from bot...Interresting debate and valuable opinions from both "sides". However, it's important to acknowledge that the medical questions are separate from the ethical and moral questions. If the medical issues are solved by research and cost/benefit and risk calculations based on this research are favourable, the new treatment can be introduced from a medical point of view. But that does'nt mean that our moral/ethical perception of the treatment is positive. Think of the public debates at the time of introduction of transplantaiton of solid organs or IVF! An interresting feature of our minds is however that we get used to all things new and tend to displace our moral/ethical standpoint towards accepance (if it was negative from the start).<BR/><BR/>Transplantation of the uterus as a possible future treatment of certain kinds of female infertility is under investigation. There is no global consensus on what criterias that has to be met before a new human trial is performed (one failed attmpt was made in Saudi-Arabia year 2000), but I don't think any institution is prepared to finance this procedure unless the risk levels are reasonably low and there is a fair chance of success. <BR/><BR/>A handful of groups are performing research on experimental uterus transplantation with the aim of developing a clinical procedure.<BR/><BR/>If you want to know what has been done in this research the past few years (peer reviewed scientific articles and reviews) go to:<BR/>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez<BR/>and copy and paste this phrase:<BR/><BR/>(uterus AND transplantation AND fageeh) OR (uterus AND transplantation AND brannstrom) OR (uterus AND transplantation AND del priore) OR (uterus AND transplantation AND ramirez)<BR/><BR/>That covers about all of substance that has been published in the past years. Some more "news" in the scentific press can be found in Nature (2007 Feb 1;445(7127):466-7).<BR/><BR/>Keep the discussion going!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-7520355506621082992008-04-04T22:43:00.000-04:002008-04-04T22:43:00.000-04:00I am 29 and I have a daughter that is 8. I remarri...I am 29 and I have a daughter that is 8. I remarried 5 years ago and he does not have any children. I had major complications during my preg and nearly died. I had to have a hysterectomy, which was verrrry heartbreaking. I long for a baby so bad, as does my husband. I think that the people that say "adopt" do not know what it is like not to be able to have a child. Yes, I think that adoption is a great thing. I was adopted. I thank God everyday that I was. I know that everything happens for a reason and I know that God has the best in mind for us all. If doctors can transplant hearts and other major organs, why not a uterus??? I have read the risks and complications, but what can u think of that doesnt have? I would be more than willing to give it a shot. If anyone knows how to sign up or get more info, please let me know my email is lmartin081978@yahoo.com<BR/><BR/>I sometimes question why some people just keep having baby after baby, and then we have to pay. They dont really want them but wont stop. And yet, here we all are that would go through life threating surgery just to hold a sweet baby of our own. Why??? <BR/><BR/>Anyway, Best wishes to you all. Maybe one day it will all become a reality.. May God Bless you all!!!hopefulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997315020023325683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-58955588919366627552008-03-17T04:42:00.000-04:002008-03-17T04:42:00.000-04:00my name is Danielle and I think it would be wonder...my name is Danielle and I think it would be wonderful to have a baby cause I was born without a uterus. I first found out when I was 16 and I did'nt care so much then, but now I am about to be twenty and about to be done with college and I would like to have babies some day cause now i see people with babies all the time and I think I can never have babies, and i will get very sad cause i have a fiancee we are about to get married and I want to give him kids. Now that i see that they are trying to do an implant of the utereus I am certainly going to look into this more so I'm going to pray every night that this can workI just wish I could be the first one that they can transplant the utereus in cause I would be so happy I hope it work's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-77417491335744298962008-02-24T13:57:00.000-05:002008-02-24T13:57:00.000-05:00If you have ever had fertility issues then the que...If you have ever had fertility issues then the questions have already been answered ......... if you have never dealt with it then you have no idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-57814721114544086042008-02-19T15:27:00.000-05:002008-02-19T15:27:00.000-05:00I am 32 years old and had to have a hysterectomy. ...I am 32 years old and had to have a hysterectomy. I am now with the man of my dreams and we cannot have children together. He has two kids and everytime I see or even hear about them it kills me.I feel that anything is worth the risk if it helps a person to be able to live a happy life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-72072106935365994152008-01-25T15:02:00.000-05:002008-01-25T15:02:00.000-05:00i thick it wouldn't be a bad idea, there are lots ...i thick it wouldn't be a bad idea, there are lots of us that cant have a baby and woukd love to become a mother. like me i dont have a uterus anymore i have my overys but no uterus , and i would love to be able to carry a child. adoption is not the same as having your own child your own flesh and blood . someone you carried all those mths. that you felt kicking inside, moving and growing. i think everybody she be able to enjoy that. i think before they are done that the family should be know of the risk and it should be there choice to go on with it or not. and sign a waiver saying the doctor is not held resondable. and if you need someone to try it on i am willing to. i'll be the ginny pig. i rather take my chances then live my life not knowing the feeling of being a mother and how it feels to carry YOUR child and giving birth etc. so like i said i think it something that should be tried. and another point with adoption you have to have the perfect life and the perfect money to be able to adopt. what about us average wage people who just want to have a family? just like robin hood steal from the rich and give to the poor well wheres our robin hood? when do we get a break? and why should people with money be able to take away our lower class people last hope to be happy and have a family? try to think about other peoples feeling. this might be their only chance. i think you should go for it. it doesnt hurt to try..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com