A Texas couple hoped to make history by delivering the first baby in the United States using a donor uterus. The procedure was part of an experimental program at the Cleveland Clinic. But a common fungal infection caused the surgery to fail unexpectedly only a few hours after Lindsey McFarland was introduced as the patient.
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Squishy Embyros, Penis Transplants and 5 More Advances in Fertility
The first uterus transplant in the US failed this week, but doctors at the Cleveland Clinic plan to keep trying, hoping to replicate the success of surgeons in Sweden. It’s an exciting time for reproductive medicine around the world. Here’s a rundown of the latest advances in the lab, the operating room, and the fertility clinic.
Could Uterus Transplants Solve Infertility for some U.S. Women?
A team of doctors at the Cleveland Clinic will soon begin implanting uteruses into women who were born without them.