Childbirth with sister's ovaries

A London-born infertile woman became the first person in the world to have a baby after her twin sister's ovarian transplant.

This woman 38 was diagnosed with infertility by a doctor at the age of 15, and underwent menopause (should have occurred only in middle age) while still a minor. But in a revolutionary procedure, she received a new ovary completely donated by her twin, and became pregnant afterwards. Expected births will take place this week.

Dr. Sherman Silber , who performed an ovarian transplant for a twin sister. (Photo: DaiyMail)

This medical step promises to bring hope to motherhood for hundreds of thousands of women, who suffer from premature menopause or are affected by the ability to give birth due to cancer treatment ., because now You can freeze their healthy ovaries for reuse after you need them.

Dr. Sherman Silber, who performed the transplant, has been paying attention to surgeries between twins and eggs for several years, because their risk of elimination is very low.

Transplantation in other twins will be more difficult, because people must use immunosuppressants to ensure new organs are not eliminated, which means it will be more difficult to carry the pregnancy. However, these women can now freeze their ovaries for later use without fear of rejection.

Dr. Silber also discovered that identical twins are actually five times more likely to malfunction in this division than the rest of the women, and make his new pioneering process particularly suitable. they.

Ovarian implantation offers more benefits than in vitro fertilization, because the body when working will produce beneficial hormones.

The London woman lost her period 22 years ago, but her twin sister has twice had children. Therefore, she agreed to give me one of her ovaries. The surgery was performed at the Infertility Center in St Louis in Missouri, USA, last year.

Within 3 months, the recipient started ovulating normally, and after 5 months she began to have the same level of hormone as her sister.

A fetus is 6 weeks old (Photo: Getty Images)