The Philadelphia-area mom, 33, had a baby boy in November, making her the second woman in the U.S. to have a baby after having a uterus transplant from a deceased donor
as part of a research study at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
PEOPLE spoke to the two principle investigators of the Uterine Transplant Trial at Penn Hospital to learn more about historic transplant trial. This is a unique procedure and a new procedure. The core components of operation are: One, we have to sew the blood vessels of the donor organ, to blood vessels in Jennifer’s body. This is a key moment in all organ transplants. Prior to this moment, the organ has come from the deceased donor packed on ice in a special, organ preservation solution, and then doctors proceeded with the connection between Jennifer’s vagina and the vagina of the donor that comes with the donor organ itself.
Dr. O’Neill: I always say with fertility treatment in general, the goal is one healthy baby. Anything beyond that is gravy. With Jennifer, being on those immunosuppressant mediations can have long-term risk. She said, ‘I have one. I’m grateful to have one. If all I have is one I’m happy.’ We had a discussion with all of the doctors involved and the pediatrician and made the decision together that that would be the best course of action.Dr. O’Neill: We still have a long way to go.
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