中国首例母女子宫移植手术获成功
A Chinese woman successfully received a womb donated by her mother after Chinese doctors conducted their first uterus transplant, a hospital in northwest China's Shaanxi Province announced Wednesday.
中国陕西省某医院周三宣布 ，该院医生实施中国首例子宫移植，一位女性成功移植了她母亲捐献的子宫。
"This is China's first human womb transplant. Currently, the donor and recipient are in good condition," said Li Xiaokang, deputy head of the Xijing Hospital in Xi'an, where the surgery was performed.
Thirty-eight surgeons took part in the operation, which lasted for around 14 hours.
A robot assisted in removing the mother's uterus before doctors transplanted it into the daughter's body, Chen Biliang, director with the gynecology and obstetrics department of the hospital, told Xinhua.
After the daughter recovers, doctors will transfer frozen fertilized embryos into the new womb, allowing her to carry her own biological child. The embryos were created by the daughter and her husband using in-vitro fertilization prior to the transplant.
The woman, 22, was born without a uterus but has her own ovaries and can make eggs. Her mother is 43.
Doctors prepared for the surgery for two years, practicing the technique on goats, which are believed to share similar wombs with humans, Chen said.