Uterus transplant: "a first birth in France, but around twenty children in the world"
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The breakthrough operation, performed in 2016 in Brazil, shows that uterus transplants are feasible and could help thousands of women unable to have children due to uterine problems AFP / File
By: Charlotte Derouin
8 min
This French premiere is the result of many years of research and collaboration.
Less than two years after receiving a uterus transplant, a woman gave birth a few days ago to a healthy baby, announced this Wednesday February 17, 2021 the Foch hospital in Suresnes, at the origin of this feat.
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Born without a uterus, the transplant patient has Rokitansky syndrome, a condition that affects one in 4,500 women at birth.
This pregnancy is a hope for patients born without a uterus or those who had to be removed.
The explanations of Professor René Frydman, obstetrician, gynecologist from Paris hospitals and university professor.
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