One of the most amazing parts of the uterus transplant birth (besides the baby, of course), is the fact that a woman signed up to have her uterus removed and transplanted into a complete stranger to give another woman a shot at motherhood https://t.co/YwNzDfaz89
— Alexandra Sifferlin (@acsifferlin) December 1, 2017
Goddamn this is amazing. I'm probably just too old to be a donor now, which makes me so sad, because I've long hoped for the option to donate the healthy uterus I don't want to use to a woman who needed one. https://t.co/XJd6D3aXxZ
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) December 2, 2017
Anyway. It makes me really happy that the science has advanced to a point where there could soon be a generation of women (and men, and genderqueer folks) who can support each other's reproductive decisions in such a profound and intimate way.
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) December 2, 2017
The reason I thought I might be too old is because these sorts of studies tend to prioritize younger participants, but it turns out donors in the study can range in age from 30-60, so I'm not too old after all.
The science right now is limited to donations from and to cis (and possibly some intersex) women, but certainly uterine transplants for trans women aren't far away.
There's something very precious and exciting to me about this particular piece of progress, in this moment. This woman-centered scientific advancement, enabling such deeply loving gifts between women.
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