Risks for donors in uterus transplantation.

Abstract

Uterus transplantation (UTx) is an alternative to gestational surrogacy and adoption for patients with absolute uterine infertility. Studies have been conducted in animals, and UTx is now within the reach of clinical application in humans. Procedures in humans have been published, but many medical, ethical, and social problems and risks of UTx require discussion prior to widespread clinical application, from the perspectives of donors, recipients, families, and newborns. In this article, we summarize the burdens and risks of UTx, with a focus on donors who provide the uterus.

• Authors: Iori Kisu, Makoto Mihara, Kouji Banno, Kiyoko Umene, Jun Araki, Hisako Hara, Nobuhiko Suganuma, Daisuke Aoki
• Journal: Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) (Reprod Sci) Vol. 20 Issue 12 Pg. 1406-15 (Dec 2013) ISSN: 1933-7205 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 23793471 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Donor Selection
• Female
• Humans
• Hysterectomy (adverse effects, ethics)
• Infertility, Female (epidemiology, surgery)
• Informed Consent
• Living Donors
• Mental Health
• Risk Assessment
• Risk Factors
• Tissue Donors (ethics, psychology)
• Treatment Outcome
• Uterus (transplantation)