America’s first uterus transplant to aid pregnancy

Surgeons in Cleveland say they have performed America’s first uterus transplant. The aim is to give women who lack wombs a chance at pregnancy.

The Cleveland Clinic said the nine-hour surgery was performed on Wednesday, on a 26-year-old woman, using a uterus from a deceased donor.

The hospital had long been planning the surgery, announcing last autumn a clinical trial that would attempt 10 transplants. The hospital won’t release more details until a press conference next week, except to say the woman’s condition was stable.