According to reports by the Daily Mail and The Times on October 22, Richard Smith, an obstetrician at Hammersmith Hospital in West London, UK, announced at a reproductive medicine conference held in Atlanta, USA, on the 21st that he plans to successfully carry out the world's first uterine transplant surgery within two years. This will allow infertile women without a uterus to also become pregnant and give birth. Within three years, the world will see the birth of the first baby conceived in a transplanted uterus! Some bold medical experts have even pointed out that the recipients of uterine transplants are not just limited to women but can also include men.
The entire process is divided into six steps
According to Smith, the uterine transplant surgery and subsequent conception process are divided into six stages (as illustrated): 1. Individuals wishing to donate their uterus voluntarily offer to do so and undergo a six-month matching trial at an organ donation center beforehand.