So it was a veryjoyous moment for everybody. the recipient was born without a normal uterus, but with functioning ovaries. with her husband, she already has eight embryos in storage and could go on to have two pregnancies, after which her sister s womb will be removed so she can stop taking powerful drugs that prevent her body rejecting the transplant. so she s doing really, really well. she has started having menstrual periods and that means her prospects of having a baby are very high. she needs to stay on immunosuppressive therapy and to be closely monitored. and we hope to be doing an embryo transfer in the autumn. in 2014, a woman in sweden became the first to have a baby after a womb transplant. since then, around 100 transplants have been performed worldwide with 50 babies born. the surgical team here is funded by a charity, womb transplant uk,
So she s doing really, really well. she has started having menstrual periods, and that means her prospects of having a baby are very high. she needs to stay on immunosuppressive therapy and to be closely monitored, and we hope to be doing an embryo transfer in the autumn. in 2014, a woman in sweden became the first to have a baby after a womb transplant. since then, around 100 transplants have been performed worldwide, with 50 babies born. the surgical team here is funded by a charity, womb transplant uk, and has permission to carry out the procedure with both live and deceased donors. there are a dozen women with embryos in storage or who are going through ivf who are hoping for a womb transplant. for now, the charity has funding forjust three more operations. i m really excited, yeah.
With her husband, she already has eight embryos in storage and could go on to have two pregnancies, after which her sister s womb will be removed so she can stop taking powerful drugs that prevent her body rejecting the transplant. so she s doing really, really well. she has started having menstrual periods and that means her prospects of having a baby are very high. she needs to stay on immunosuppressive therapy and to be closely monitored. and we hope to be doing an embryo transfer in the autumn. in 2014, a woman in sweden became the first to have a baby after a womb transplant. since then, around 100 transplants have been performed worldwide with 50 babies born. the surgical team here is funded by a charity, womb transplant uk, and has permission to carry out the procedure with both live and deceased donors.
So she s doing really, really well. she has started having menstrual periods, and that means her prospects of having a baby are very high. she needs to stay on immunosuppressive therapy and to be closely monitored, and we hope to be doing an embryo transfer in the autumn. in 2014, a woman in sweden became the first to have a baby after a womb transplant. since then, around 100 transplants have been performed worldwide, with 50 babies born. the surgical team here is funded by a charity, womb transplant uk, and has permission to carry out the procedure with both live and deceased donors. there are a dozen women with embryos in storage or who are going through ivf who are hoping for a womb transplant. for now, the charity has funding forjust three more operations.
Transplant would mean everything, being able to carry my own child and have that experience, feeling it being able to breastfeed and being able to breastfeed and being able to breastfeed and being able to have a newborn baby at least once. able to have a newborn baby at least once- least once. the charity, womb transplant least once. the charity, womb transplant uk least once. the charity, womb transplant uk has least once. the charity, womb transplant uk has paid - least once. the charity, womb i transplant uk has paid £25,000 to cover nhs costs. and all the staff involved gave their time for free. staff involved gave their time forfree. but staff involved gave their time for free. but they will need a big injection of funds if many more women are to benefit. fergus walsh, bbc news. incredible what is being done within medicine and you can see more detail on our website as well so take a look at that story at bbc online. let s bring you the story of lauren taylor. lauren taylo