| Literature DB >> 33614361 |
Iana Malasevskaia1,2, Ahmed A Al-Awadhi3.
Abstract
Uterine transplantation restores fertility in women with absolute uterine factor infertility and allows the opportunity to conceive, experience gestation, and acquire motherhood. The number of cases being performed is increasing dramatically, with detailed outcomes from 65 cases now available. Pregnancies achieved through uterus transplantation and following in vitro fertilization (IVF) are associated with an increased risk for further mother and newborn babies. This traditional review is focused on the safety and efficacy features of the treatment. However, it is associated with significant risk, with approximately one-quarter of grafts are removed because of complications. Uterine transplantation is realizable in women with uterine factor infertility but is associated with a significant complication risk. The risk of the procedure and gestational and delivery complications deserve important consideration before receiving such treatments. Nevertheless, these observations are preliminary and should be revised after a larger series of data are published.Entities:
Keywords: absolute uterine factor infertility (aufi); hysterectomy; in vitro fertilization ivf; infertility; mayer-rokitansky-küster-hauser (mrkh) syndrome; post-operative complications; transplantation; uterus transplantation
Year: 2021 PMID: 33614361 PMCID: PMC7889361 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.12772
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cureus ISSN: 2168-8184