Uterus transplantation is a surgical procedure in which a healthy uterus is transplanted into the body of a woman who does not have this organ. Such a breakthrough in medicine allows not only to return the joy of a full life to some patients, but also gives many couples the opportunity to have children.

The main reasons for the appointment of a uterus transplant:

  • congenital underdevelopment of an organ or its complete absence;
  • removal of the uterus due to the development of malignant neoplasms or complicated childbirth;
  • sex change.

At the moment, this operation is not yet so widespread, but experts from all over the world are fighting for uterus transplantation to become an official surgical procedure in all countries.

Methodology

Uterus transplantation is a rather lengthy operation, it can last more than 10 hours. The surgeon does not have to perform the work in the most convenient conditions — it is necessary for the specialist to manipulate in the pelvic area, with limited access.

The main time of this intervention is taking an organ from a donor. The donor's uterus is removed from the fallopian tubes, and then carefully transplanted to the recipient.

It is worth noting that, despite the fact that the organ is quite healthy and capable of conceiving children, it has no means of communication with the egg, which means that in this case pregnancy is possible only through in vitro fertilization.

After surgery, the patient remains under the supervision of doctors for a long time. Over the course of a year, and sometimes longer, specialists carefully monitor the transplanted uterus and select the optimal doses of drugs that reduce the risk of rejection.

Whether the organ has taken root or not, it will be possible to understand only after a few months. The main indicator of this is the setting of the menstrual cycle.

The cost of a uterus transplant is individual for each country.

Moral principles and the cost of the operation

Since uterus transplantation is a rather difficult process, both physically and psychologically, for a patient, there are some ethical criteria for such an operation all over the world.

Before the intervention, the donor undergoes a full examination to identify the absence of any diseases. It is also worth noting that most often the donor is a woman who has already given birth to children, is of reproductive age and has given voluntary consent. The recipient is obliged to confirm her belonging to the female sex, as well as her readiness to conceive a child on the psychological and physical levels.

In addition, the recipient must have no contraindications to the transplant, she must be notified of all the risks and also give voluntary consent.

It is also worth noting that, since the operation is quite new in the medical services market, no country in the world can give the exact cost of a uterus transplant.

The price of a uterus transplant abroad ranges from 65 to 200 thousand dollars and depends on many factors.

The exact cost of uterus transplantation in Russia is currently impossible to identify, as this intervention is still extremely rare in our country.