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Surgical Approach, Challenges, and Resolutions for Uterus Transplantation in Rats
Published on: April 14, 2023
Live versus deceased donor in uterus transplantation
Niclas Kvarnström1, Anders Enskog2, Pernilla Dahm-Kähler3
1Department of Transplantation, Göteborg, Sweden.
Abstract:
Uterus transplantation to treat absolute uterine factor infertility is a rapidly evolving field still at its early clinical experimental stage. Most human uterus transplantation attempts and live births have been after transplantation with uteri from live donors, who, in most cases, are closely related to the recipient. However, successful transplant with live births after uterus transplantation from deceased donors has also been reported. This article discusses the pros and cons in relation to live and deceased donors for uterus transplantation.
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