First of its kind, India's first womb transplant at Pune hospital
In a major step that could help women with
uterine-related conditions get pregnant, the first ever uterine transplant in
India is all set to take place at a hospital in Pune next week.
As per reports, the Galaxy Care Laparoscopy
Institute (GCLI) in Pune will perform the country's uterine transplant on May
18.
The hospital will carry out the
procedures on three women with different uterine or womb complications to help
them try for successful pregnancies.
While the first transplant is set for May 18,
the second one will tale place on May 19, and the third will be conducted in
June.
It is reported that the hospital, which has
the license to conduct womb transplants for a period of five years granted, was
given a go ahead for the procedures by the Directorate of Health Services,
Maharashtra.
The hospital will conduct the first three
transplants 'free of cost' assisted by a 12-member team of gynaecologists,
endocrinologists and IVF specialists.
Apart from pune's GCLI, Bengaluru's Milann
Fertility Centre, which received an approval for the procedures from the Indian
Council of Medical Research (ICMR), will also perform womb transplants in June
on two women born without a uterus.
According to Dr Kamini Rao, Medical Director,
Milann, the Swedish team from the University of Gothenburg who conducted the
trial will be on board for the procedures.
“While the Milann hospital is getting a team
from Sweden, we are doing it on own since we are competent,” Dr Shailesh
Puntambekar, Medical Director, GCLI, was quoted as saying by DNA on being asked
if there has been lapse in protocol.
So far, a total of 25 uterine transplants have
been conducted worldwide. The first successful uterine transplant was performed
in Sweden in 2013. Out of 11 transplants in the Swedish trial, seven ended in
successful pregnancies
What is a uterine transplant?
It is the surgical procedure whereby a healthy
uterus is transplanted into an organism of which the uterus is absent or diseased.
Via ZeeNews
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