ReviewThe obstetrician & gynaecologist : the journal for continuing professional development from the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists2021
Options for acquiring motherhood in absolute uterine factor infertility; adoption, surrogacy and uterine transplantation.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
- Assisted reproductive technology outcomes in women with congenital uterine anomalies: a systematic review.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Pooled it
- Molecular Basis of Müllerian Agenesis Causing Congenital Uterine Factor Infertility-A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
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- Maternal, pregnancy, and neonatal outcomes associated with surrogacy: a scoping review.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2026Review
- Psychological evaluation of candidates for the uterus transplantation French trial.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Article
- Psychological and emotional profiles of Australian uterine transplant potential recipients: A comparison with international trials.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Article
- Comparison ofInternational journal of fertility & sterility · 2025Article
- Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2025Review
- Permanently infertile couples and family building-a cross-sectional survey in Denmark.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- Navigating the gestational surrogacy seas: the legalities and complexities of gestational carrier services.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2024Review
- Deceased Donor Uterus Transplantation: A Narrative Review of the First 24 Published Cases.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Review
- A rare variant of mullerian agenesis: a case report and review of the literature.Journal of medical case reports · 2024Review
- Living-Donor Uterus Transplantation: A Clinical Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Live donor uterine transplant with vascular reconstruction: Advancing reproductive medicine.Turkish journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2023Article
- The Late Effects of Cancer Treatment on Female Fertility and the Current Status of Fertility Preservation-A Narrative Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Differences between living and deceased donation in human uterus transplantation: A narrative review.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2023Review
- Analysis of Predictive Factors for Successful Vascular Anastomoses in a Sheep Uterine Transplantation Model.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- The reproductive potential of uterus transplantation: future prospects.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2022Article
- Options for acquiring motherhood in absolute uterine factor infertility; adoption, surrogacy and uterine transplantation.The obstetrician & gynaecologist : the journal for continuing professional development from the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists · 2021Review
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14 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
key contentFollowing the diagnosis of absolute uterine factor infertility (AUFI), women may experience considerable psychological harm as a result of a loss of reproductive function and the realisation of permanent and irreversible infertility.Adoption enables women with AUFI, and their partners, to experience social and legal parenthood, also often providing benefits for the adopted child.Surrogacy offers the opportunity to have genetically related offspring. Outcomes are generally positive in both surrogates and the children born as a result.Uterine transplantation is the only option to restore reproductive anatomy and functionality. While associated with considerable risk, it allows the experience of gestation and the achievement of biological, social and legal parenthood. LEARNING
objectivesTo gain an understanding of the routes to parenthood available for women with AUFI experiencing involuntary childlessness, such as adoption, surrogacy and, most recently, uterine transplantationTo consider a suggested management plan to facilitate counselling in women with AUFI who experience involuntary childlessness. ETHICAL ISSUES: In the UK, while the number of children requiring adoption continues to increase, the number being adopted from care is decreasing.Some cultures may hold ethical or religious beliefs that surrogacy is unacceptable, and its legal position in many jurisdictions is problematic.Restrictive selection criteria and high costs may limit future availability of uterine transplantation.
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