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How do you know that the chances of a healthy baby being born are very low? Is this based on your expert medical opinion and evidence based research?
As far as the anti-rejection drugs, I'm sure doctors know what is and isn't safe. People have been receiving transplants for decades, and I'm sure a fair number of women who received organ transplants have given birth.
I see this as a positive news story and a step forward in medicine.
Actually, I read scientific studies every day and analyze the statistics about them, unlike most readers who take the headlines from articles as gospel truth and don't dig into the research to determine their accuracy. The reason I said this is due to the difficulty is getting the women's body to accept the transplanted uterus in the first place, coupled with the rather low incidence of conception using in-vitro fertilization. And if the anti-rejection drugs are so safe, why are the doctors removing these transplanted uteruses after the women have two children using them?
I should put a note on the list of 'parts' I will donate to medical science when I die to include my 'stretch marks' for transplant to women so obsessed with wanting to experience a pregnancy that they would have a temporary uterus installed - just in case they are unlucky enough not to acquire some if they actually get pregnant. Or they could be 'patched in' to enhance the pretending that they went through a full pregnancy while adopting or using a surrogate. They could have my C-section scar too if it makes them happy. Heck, I would be thrilled to donate those before I die if need be!
I do really get the wanting to have a child (I would never chastise anyone who truly wanted a baby and I know how hard some women have to try to get pregnant - I had 3 and I feel lucky to have been able to do so without any medical intervention) but not all of the actual carrying of the baby is 'that' much fun, and many of us have to deal with the scars long after the little darlings leave home and forget that we exist.
Four women who were born without a uterus due to a medical condition received a uterine transplant from a cadaver donor last month at Baylor University Medical Center. Of the four, just one of the surgeries appears successful, and the woman can soon look to conceive a baby. After she has two babies via in-vitro fertilization, the uterus will have to be removed so she can stop the anti organ rejection drugs.
I'm a mother and am very supportive of people who want to have children and plan to be loving parents. However, from a strictly genetic health perspective it occurs to me that there may be good reasons why some people find it difficult to conceive and carry a child to term.
In that case perhaps nature knows better than modern medicine. There are a number of self-serving reasons why medical science may want to achieve "the impossible" that have little to do with benevolence to humanity. Sometimes sentimental feelings can take prevalence over healthy common sense.
Here's an interesting article on the syndrome which may be the cause of these women's infertility. Sounds like the possibility of passing genetic aberrations on to future generations could be a consideration:
Good question and I hope not because it means we are all paying for it. I have no objection to my tax dollars going to health care that helps take care of people with illness but not something like this. I consider this an elective procedure. The patient should be responsible for the cost.
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