Current status of uterus transplantation and approaches for future clinical application in Japan

Uterus transplantation (UTx) has become an alternative to gestational surrogacy and adoption for women with uterine factor infertility (UFI). Br ännström et al. achieved the first human delivery after UTx in 2014, and to date a total of 8 babies have been born after UTx from living donors. This outcome has attracted much attention worldwide and many countries are now preparing for UTx.There are an estimated 60,000 women of reproductive age with UFI in Japan and these patients cannot have biological children because gestational surrogacy is forbidden in Japan.

Source: Transplantation Proceedings - March 19, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Iori Kisu, Kouji Banno, Yusuke Matoba, Masataka Adachi, Daisuke Aoki Source Type: research