Girl receives mother's transplanted uterus to fulfill wish to have children
A girl in China will soon be able to conceive after undergoing a uterus transplant from her biological mother.
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Surgeons performed the transplant surgery on Liang Juan in December 2017. Photo:81.cn |
Liang Juan, 29, from Guangdong province, and his mother underwent a 15-hour uterus transplant surgery on December 23, 2017, at Xijing Hospital in Xi'an city, Shaanxi province.Huashang DailyreportAccording to a report, the surgery was performed by 20 doctors from 10 departments with the help of a robot. Doctors used the robot to remove Liang's mother's uterus and transplant it into her body.
Liang Juan was born with a condition that left her uterus inactive or absent. Liang is now the second woman in China to receive a successful uterus transplant, after the first patient, Yang Hua, also received her mother's uterus at the same hospital in November 2015.
Liang said that because she was born without a uterus like other normal women, she always felt ashamed of herself. Longing to get pregnant and give birth, Liang decided to go with her mother to a hospital in Xi'an to see a doctor after learning about Yang Hua's uterus transplant case.
Dr. Chen Biliang, head of the hospital's obstetrics department, told local media that Liang's case was much more complicated than Yang's. Because Liang's mother was 51 and postmenopausal, the blood vessels in her uterus had hardened, Mr. Chen toldKan Kan News.
"It was a difficult process, but I finally succeeded. I would like to thank my mother and the doctors. Thanks to their efforts, I will have the opportunity to achieve my dream of becoming a mother," Liang said at a press conference.
Xi'an Hospital said Liang is recovering very well. Once she is fully recovered, they will help her get pregnant through artificial insemination.
