[Xinhua News Agency's wechat release] an American woman, jennifergobrecht, received a uterus from a late helper through transplantation
She and her husband attended a press conference in Philadelphia on the 9th to thank them for bringing their son to the womb transplant
Gebrecht, 33, was born without a uterus
In 2018, he received a uterus transplant at Pennsylvania State Medical College
In November last year, he gave birth to a baby boy Benjamin by cesarean section
In her opinion, her son is a "miracle"
Pennsylvania State Medical College said that in the two years since the hospital launched the uterus transplantation program, Benjamin was the first child born with the help of this program, the eighth child conceived through the transplanted uterus in the United States, and the second child successfully conceived in the uterus of a deceased helper in the United States
The Associated Press reported that about one in every 4500 women has female genital tract malformation syndrome, that is, normal ovarian function but abnormal uterine development or no uterus
Gobrecht is one such patient
She and her husband had sought to have offspring through in vitro fertilization and surrogacy, and later learned about the uterus transplantation program of Pennsylvania State Medical College
Pennsylvania State Medical College said that because of the risk of rejection, women receiving uterine transplantation often have their uterus removed after childbirth
The hospital will follow up the women receiving uterine transplantation for 5 to 10 years
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