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Swedish Woman Born Without Uterus, Wants Baby
A Swedish woman born without a uterus will undergo a transplant to receive her mother's womb in hopes of conceiving a baby.
Sara Ottoson, 25, of Stockholm, Sweden, could be the first woman to give birth to a baby using the same womb in which she was conceived and carried to term, according to BBC News.
Ottoson has Mayer Rokitanksy Kuster Hauser syndrome, a rare genetic disorder characterized by an undeveloped or absent vagina, and an absent uterus. The syndrome affects one out of nearly 5,000 births, according to the Magic Foundation.
"It's the only way my daughter can have a child by herself," Eva Ottoson, Sara's 56-year-old mother, told BBC News.
Eva Ottoson agreed to donate her uterus in hopes that her daughter could one day give birth.
Women who live with the syndrome generally adopt or undergo surrogacy to start a family.
"If it doesn't work, she's still going to adopt," Eva Ottoson said.
While this is not the first attempt at a human uterus transplant, none have resulted in successful pregnancies.
"It'll be a challenge," said Dr. Charles Coddington, chairman of reproductive medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., who is not involved in the Ottosons' case. "It seems like even the animal techniques have not been totally worked out."
The Ottosons are expected to undergo the transplant in spring 2012.
Daughter To Undergo Transplant Of Mom's Womb - Irresistible News Story - WJXT Jacksonville
A Swedish woman born without a uterus will undergo a transplant to receive her mother's womb in hopes of conceiving a baby.
Sara Ottoson, 25, of Stockholm, Sweden, could be the first woman to give birth to a baby using the same womb in which she was conceived and carried to term, according to BBC News.
Ottoson has Mayer Rokitanksy Kuster Hauser syndrome, a rare genetic disorder characterized by an undeveloped or absent vagina, and an absent uterus. The syndrome affects one out of nearly 5,000 births, according to the Magic Foundation.
"It's the only way my daughter can have a child by herself," Eva Ottoson, Sara's 56-year-old mother, told BBC News.
Eva Ottoson agreed to donate her uterus in hopes that her daughter could one day give birth.
Women who live with the syndrome generally adopt or undergo surrogacy to start a family.
"If it doesn't work, she's still going to adopt," Eva Ottoson said.
While this is not the first attempt at a human uterus transplant, none have resulted in successful pregnancies.
"It'll be a challenge," said Dr. Charles Coddington, chairman of reproductive medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., who is not involved in the Ottosons' case. "It seems like even the animal techniques have not been totally worked out."
The Ottosons are expected to undergo the transplant in spring 2012.
Daughter To Undergo Transplant Of Mom's Womb - Irresistible News Story - WJXT Jacksonville