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Professor Richard Smith and a small team of other gynaecologists and experts in infertility began researching the possibility of transplanting a viable womb into a woman either born without a…

Progress since the year 2000 Since then there have been uterus transplants performed by teams in other countries, with published cases in Australia, the Czech Republic, Brazil, Germany, Lebanon, Serbia,…

Since the there have been uterus transplants performed by teams in other countries, with published cases in Australia, the Czech Republic, Brazil, Germany, Lebanon, Serbia, France and Spain. As of…

The latest research tells us that one in every 5,000 females is born without a viable womb although most will have perfectly functioning ovaries and the ability of producing healthy…

The UK womb transplant research team has brought together over 25 people from a wide variety of medical specialities from seven different hospitals. The current UK team members are as…

Womb Transplant UK cannot and will not be involved research into uterine transplantation for women who were not assigned female at birth, for the foreseeable future.  We have legally binding…