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Professor Richard Smith, from Imperial College London, said ‘currently, there is not technical feasibility’.
Doctors said the procedure was a ‘massive success’ and the recipient hopes to undergo IVF later this year.
A 34-year-old woman received a womb from her 40-year-old sister and now hopes to have a baby via IVF.
Professor Richard Smith, from Imperial College London, said ‘currently, there is not technical feasibility’.
British sisters celebrate success of first uterus transplant: elder sibling donates womb to younger sister with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome, allowing her a chance at motherhood. Both sisters recovered well from the complex surgery. Emotional doctors await pregnancy outcome while donor's womb functions optimally. Here are more details about the procedure.