WCVB World News Now November 13, 2015
Thank you so much. Surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic are preparing for the first uterus transplant ever performed in the u. S. The surgery will allow a woman who doesnt have a uterus, had it removed or suffered uterine damage to become pregnant. Eight women from around the country have already started the screening process to become the first patient. The uterus wont be removed after a woman had children so that she could stop taking powerful antirejection drugs. Sweden the only country where the transplants have been successful so far. A new government study finds a significant jump in the num...