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Following a successful transplant programme in Sweden, the UK clinical trial is set to launch next year and, if successful, the first UK baby born from a womb transplant could arrive in 2017 or 2018.
The UK programme is open to women aged between 25 and 38 and have functioning ovaries and their own eggs. They also have to be in a long-term relationship and a UK resident eligible for NHS care.
While the research team has received hundreds of requests, it currently has 104 women who meet the basic requirements for inclusion on the programme.
Head of the research team and a consultant gynaecologist at The Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Richard Smith said he was delighted with the news, as the operation is a viable option for those women who otherwise have absolutely no chance of carrying their own baby.
He added: "Absolute infertility can bring with it terrible consequences for as many as 50,000 women of childbearing age in the UK who do not have a viable womb. We hope to begin a series of 10 operations early in the New Year."
In Sweden, the team has not officially released all the details of its successful programme, but reports show that it has undertaken nine womb transplants, with seven being successful.
(CD/LM)
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Series Of Womb Transplant Operations To Begin
The UK womb transplant research team has received ethical permission to begin a series of 10 womb transplant operations.Following a successful transplant programme in Sweden, the UK clinical trial is set to launch next year and, if successful, the first UK baby born from a womb transplant could arrive in 2017 or 2018.
The UK programme is open to women aged between 25 and 38 and have functioning ovaries and their own eggs. They also have to be in a long-term relationship and a UK resident eligible for NHS care.
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While the research team has received hundreds of requests, it currently has 104 women who meet the basic requirements for inclusion on the programme.
Head of the research team and a consultant gynaecologist at The Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Richard Smith said he was delighted with the news, as the operation is a viable option for those women who otherwise have absolutely no chance of carrying their own baby.
He added: "Absolute infertility can bring with it terrible consequences for as many as 50,000 women of childbearing age in the UK who do not have a viable womb. We hope to begin a series of 10 operations early in the New Year."
In Sweden, the team has not officially released all the details of its successful programme, but reports show that it has undertaken nine womb transplants, with seven being successful.
(CD/LM)
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