London, October 24: In a good news to the women suffering from cervical cancer, scientists said they can transplant a womb with a regular blood supply within two years.
We have worked out how to transplant a womb with a regular blood supply so it will last long enough to carry a pregnancy and the first successful human womb transplant could take place within two years, British scientists said.
In the latest research conducted at the Royal Veterinary College in London, five rabbits were given a womb using a technique which connected major blood vessels, including the aorta. Two of the rabbits lived to 10 months, with examinations after death indicating the transplants had been a success.
Richard Smith, consultant gynaecological surgeon at Hammersmith Hospital, told the American Society for Reproductive Medicine conference in Atlanta the team’s next step would involve getting rabbits pregnant through IVF treatment.
–PTI