Doctors in the United Kingdom have performed the first womb transplant surgery opening the possibility for infertile women to have babies, reported The Guardian.
A 34-year-old married woman received a womb from her sister through a nine-hour-long operation.
She said she was “incredibly Happy” and “over the moon”.
According to the medical team behind the pioneering procedure, she has plan to have two children using IVF.
Both sisters were not identified by the Oxford Transplant Centre, a part of Oxford University hospitals.
The recipient was born with a rare medical condition and her womb was underdeveloped.
She received a womb from her 40-year-old sister who already has two children.
The co-lead surgeon Isabel Quiroga, a consultant surgeon at the Oxford Transplant Centre said she was “thrilled” and “extremely proud” the surgery had been a success.
She said: “The patient was absolutely over the moon, very happy and is hoping that she can go on to have not one but two babies. Her womb is functioning perfectly and we are monitoring her progress very closely.”
