ReviewBritish medical bulletin2019
Ethical and policy issues raised by uterus transplants.
Review in British medical bulletin, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 15 papers.
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15 citing papers in PubMed.
- Uterus transplantation: an ethical analysis.Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2026Review
- Restoration of Reproductive Function in Uterine Factor Infertility: Clinical Evaluation of Uterus Transplantation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Risks of uterus transplantation: a scoping review.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2026Article
- New Frontiers in Reproductive Health: Australians' Support for Uterus Transplantation.The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology · 2025Article
- Life from death: ethical implications of uterus transplantation from deceased donors in global health.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Uterus transplantation: A bibliometric review of six-decade study from 1960 to 2024.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Review
- Psychological and emotional profiles of Australian uterine transplant potential recipients: A comparison with international trials.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Article
- How do women with Rokitansky syndrome and healthcare professionals reflect on the provision of uterine transplantation? Insights from an interview study in France, Norway, and Sweden.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Article
- Uterine Transplantation and Fertility Preservation: A Hopeful Horizon for Cancer Survivors.Cureus · 2023Review
- Uterus transplantation: from research, through human trials and into the future.Human reproduction update · 2023Review
- Uterus Transplantation as a Surgical Innovation.Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2023Article
- Differences between living and deceased donation in human uterus transplantation: A narrative review.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2023Review
- Melatonin and Glycine Reduce Uterus Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in a Rat Model of Warm Ischemia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- The path toward ectogenesis: looking beyond the technical challenges.BMC medical ethics · 2021Article
- Ethical issues in uterine transplantation.Korean journal of transplantation · 2020Review
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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Abstract
introductionIn 2014, Brännström and colleagues reported the first human live birth following uterine transplantation (UTx). Research into this treatment for absolute uterine factor infertility has since grown with clinical trials currently taking place across centers in at least thirteen countries worldwide. SOURCES OF DATA: This review summarizes and critiques the academic literature on ethical and policy issues raised by UTx. AREAS OF AGREEMENT: There is general agreement on the importance of risk reduction and, in principle, to the sharing and maintenance of patient data on an international registry. AREAS OF CONTROVERSY: There are numerous areas of controversy ranging from whether it is ethically justified to carry out uterus transplants at all (considering the associated health risks) to how deceased donor organs for transplant should be allocated. This review focuses on three key issues: the choice between deceased and living donors, ensuring valid consent to the procedure and access to treatment. GROWING POINTS: UTx is presently a novel and rare procedure but is likely to become more commonplace in the foreseeable future, given the large number of surgical teams working on it worldwide. AREAS TIMELY FOR DEVELOPING RESEARCH: Uterus transplantation requires us to re-examine fundamental questions about the ethical and social value of gestation. If eventually extended to transgender women or even to men, it may also require us to reconceptualize what it is to be a 'father' or to be a 'mother', and the definition of these terms in law.
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