Obstetrics & gynaecology

How a patient's 'crazy' request for a new womb made history

When the young Australian cervical cancer patient learned she had to lose her womb in order to survive, she proposed something audacious to the doctor who was treating her: She asked if she could have a womb transplant, so ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

UK to attempt first womb transplants

Britain will attempt to carry out its first womb transplants after a clinical trial enabling 10 women to undergo the procedure was approved, doctors said Wednesday.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Transplanting a womb: Q&A on revolutionary Swedish technique

A Swedish doctor has accomplished what many had deemed impossible by transplanting wombs into women and delivering four healthy babies so far—with a fifth soon on the way. Here are questions and answers about the revolutionary ...

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