Stem cell uterus babies ‘possible’

Surgeons are developing a pioneering procedure to use a uterus grown from human stem cells, giving fresh hope to women unable to bear children.

Professor Mats Brannstrom, who is a world expert on uterine transplantation after he and his Swedish team carried out nine such procedures, said bio- engineering a uterus instead “may be the future”.

He said the procedure was “10 to 15 years away”, but explained how it could eliminate the need for the immuno-suppression required in current transplant recipients.