Uterus Transplants Planned
After reading this story from the San Jose Mercury News, I have to say I'm feeling a little bit queasy. I guess I'm trying to envision what it would be like to have another woman's uterus in my body and it's kind of strange. And there's just so little known about the procedure. I would not be willing to undergo something like this, personally, no matter what my situation was. I can see how one might want to do this, I really do. But what about adoption and surrogacy?
Although how far is it, really, if you're willing to take another person's child and raise it as your own? How far is it if you're already willing to use another woman's body as a surrogate? If you remove all the possible risks and complications and just consider that, I guess the leap isn't that big. It's a lot to think about.
Comments
I see absolutely nothing wrong with having a uterus transplant. To me, I would much rather have another woman’s uterus in my body than another man’s sperm, such is the case sometimes in artificial insemination.
I have to have a hysterectomy, and if I did not already have three wonderful children and could afford to have the transplant myself, I would do so in a heartbeat. The desire for children is the only reason I have not had my uterus removed already. My doctor told me several years ago that I should have one, but said to wait until I was completely ready. Once you take something like that out, you cannot just put it back in. So I have gone through a lot of pain and swelling and medication to hold on to mine.
I have long wondered why they did not do uterus transplants with all the other transplants they can perform. What is the difference between an organ or a uterus? They both provide the ability for life.
I would do it in a heart beat for my daughter who wants a baby so badly .if people can give up a kidney why not a uterus..
I’d do it for my sister. She wants a baby and can’t have one and I just had my fifth. I have offered to be a surrogate for her…but this seems even easier and I don’t want anymore children. Her uterus isn’t capable of supporting a pregnancy. However, I don’t know how I would feel if it was for other people, though that isn’t the same as far as my other organs go, I’d donate them in a heartbeat.
I would totally have this done!! I was born without a uterus and this is an answer to prayers!! All my life I couldn’t wait to grow up and become pregnant. Then tradegy struck and I cant have my own babies and be pregnent!!!
Obviously, this writer has never been put in the situation of not having her own uterus any more! It made her queasy to think about having someone else uterus in her? Dude, people are putting forgien objects in there breasts….. people are having other peoples hearts beating in their chests. Science is so wonderful! I just wish this could be an option for us. I would do it today if i could! Being pregnant is a miracle and one I believe every woman should have the choice of being! I was able to carry one child (thank God!) and after i delivered her they had to do an emergency hysterectomy. At this time we do have a surrogate carrying our child. Its been hard since I loved being pregnant and would give so much to do it all over again. Anyone out there willing to carry another baby for us???
my husband and me have been best friends for 12 yrs now. he has been there thru the best and worst of times while we were friends. its even better now. we have been married a little over 2 yrs now and are still best friends. i have a 12 yr old son from my first marriage. i had to have a complete hysterectomy when i was 21 because of cancer cells. i just found out this week about the uterus transplants and i think its great. i also thank God that this is possible. my husban doesnt have any children of his own, but treats my son better than his biological father and loves him as his own. my son feels the same toward him. so if you ladies read my comments, and know of the doctors who perform these surgeries, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I DONT CARE IF I HAVE TO GO TO TEXAS, CALIFORNIA, JUST AS LONG AS WE CAN HAVE A BABY!! i know adoption, surrogate mother, all that is good. but i want to be pregnant again, let my husband lay his head on my belly and talk to the baby, and feel it kick him in the back while we are in the bed! just kidding there. but please let me know if you can help. i will be checking this site everyday. THANK YOU
My husband and I were hit by a cement truck when I was 38 weeks pregnant with our first child. We lost our son and my uterus due to bleeding. We spent about $40,000 to do IVF with a surrogate and at 24 weeks our second child died in utero.
We have been through so much loss and continue to have to find the money to pay for something that comes so easy for so many. All we have to hold on to is being able to have our very own child who looks like us and is a part of us. It is hard enough just having someone else carry our baby, but knowing that it is our baby helps in a way adoption never will. The wounds are just so deep.
I loved being pregnant and held on to every moment. It took us 16months and 8 rounds of fertility meds to get pregnant, so we knew just how special it was. There could have been so much healing for us to carry our own child, and even that was taken away. I really do hope that I can have the ability to one day carry my own child again. It is something that from the very depths of my soul I need to be able to do to feel whole again.
In the end we can never know what people have been through or why they are making the choices they are making, and they are not for anyone else to make.
Thank you
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