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Daughter Could Get Mom’s Uterus In World’s First Womb Transplant

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A mom and daughter are poised to make medical history – the daughter, born without a uterus, could receive her mother’s as a transplant. Sara Ottoson, 25, has the rare Mayer Rokitansky Kuster Hauser (MRKH) syndrome, meaning she was born without some parts of her reproductive system. To help her have kids, doctors in her native Sweden are considering removing the uterus from her 56-year-old mom, Eva, and transplanting it into Sara’s body. [Read more via Jezebel]

https://jezebel.com/daughter-could-get-moms-uterus-in-worlds-first-womb-tra-5811291

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