Research

Research has been carried in the area of developing a womb transplant procedure for over half a century. However, collaboration between various teams has historically been weak.

In October 2014, it was announced that a uterine transplant patient had given birth to a healthy baby for the first time. We’ve come a long way but still have a long way to go. Read more about the work and research carried out to date across the world to get us where we are now.

We’re working towards a future where womb transplantation is an accessible option for the many women across the world without a uterus.

We have a vision as to how this procedure will work in the future are working towards making it as realistic and safe a procedure as we can. Find out more about we see the future of womb transplantation in the UK and further afield.

Our research into womb transplantation has resulted in a number of benefits in addition to improved knowledge about this specific procedure. Benefits to come from our research include a surgical procedure to treat an adenomatoid tumour of the uterus without resorting to a hysterectomy, thus sparing the fertility of the patient. Find out more about the additional benefits to come of our research.